November 19, 2010

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By Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) – God constantly tries to enter into dialogue with the people he created – speaking through creation and even through silence, but mainly in the church through the Bible and through his son Jesus Christ, Pope Benedict XVI said.

In his apostolic exhortation, “Verbum Domini” (“The Word of the Lord”), the pope encouraged Catholics to embrace and value each of the ways God tries to speak to humanity.

The document, a papal reflection on the conclusions of the 2008 Synod of Bishops on the Word of God, was released at the Vatican Nov. 11 and emphasized the need to improve Catholics’ familiarity with the Bible and with the need to read and understand it in harmony with the church.

The Bible is not a dusty collection of ancient writings addressed only to ancient peoples, he said. But it’s also not some sort of private letter addressed to individuals who are free to interpret it any way they please, the pope said in the document, which is close POPE’S BIBLE, page 6 to 200 pages long.

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Riordan freshman football Cinderella story killers kicked in. “All I remember was waking up in the hospital.”

When Archbishop Riordan fullback Jason Barrera The Oct. 30 game stopped for 40 minutes, and donned his pads and cleats for the Crusaders’ game Jason’s teammates began praying. After the paramedagainst Bellarmine College Preparatory, the 14-year-old ics took Jason and his mother in an ambulance from had no idea what a dramatic turn his life would take.

Riordan to San Francisco General Hospital, the team Midway through the first quarvowed to win one for Jason. ter, Jason was tackled in a “clean, Then, they did. For the first time gang tackle” and went down, and in recent memory, Archbishop his leg was twisted all the way Riordan High School’s freshmen back and snapped. “He ended up team beat the San Jose Jesuit snapping his femur and it was boys’ high school football team in pretty gruesome,” said Riordan a West Catholic Athletic League High School varsity football matchup.

Coach Bryan Blake.

When the game stopped after Jason was injured, the score was 7-0 Bellarmine. When the More sports news, game ended, the score was 34-21 Pages 10-13 Riordan.

There is no record of the last “For some reason I slipped on time that Riordan’s freshmen Jason Barrera the field and my foot was under football team beat Bellarmine’s, me to the left to me, and they all although Frank Oross, physical jumped on me and…my foot was next to my nose education coach, believes it might have been 1965, when I was on the floor,” Jason recalled. “The other when Oross was a freshman football player and the men…I just heard them say ‘oh damn’ and they players “got the jinx off our back” and went on to walked off the field.” varsity victories over Bellarmine.

That’s about all Jason remembers before the painRIORDAN FOOTBALL, page 10

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BALTIMORE (CNS) – In his final address as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago criticized those who define the church’s usefulness by whether it provides “foot soldiers for a political commitment, whether of the left or the right.”

In his talk opening the Nov. 15-18 fall general assembly of the USCCB, the cardinal devoted much of his time to reviewing the debate over health care reform earlier this year and the “wound to the church’s unity” caused by differences over the final legislation.

Cardinal George said “developments since the passage of the legislation” have confirmed that “our analysis of what the law itself says was correct and our moral judgments are secure.”

He did not specify what those developments were.

The USCCB opposed passage of the final health reform legislation, saying that it would permit federal funding of abortion, inadequately protect the conscience rights of health care providers and leave out immigrants. Other Catholic groups, including the Catholic Health Association and many orders of women religious, said the final bill and an executive order signed by President Barack Obama would exclude any possibility of federal money going to pay for abortions under the health plan.

Cardinal George said the debate also raised the question of “who speaks for the Catholic Church.”

“The bishops ... speak for the church in matters of faith and in moral issues and the laws surrounding them,” he said. “All the rest is opinion, often well-considered opinion and important opinion that deserves a careful and respectful hearing, but still opinion.”

He said the Catholic Church “should not fear political isolation; the church has often been isolated in politics and in diplomacy.”

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INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION Sister Helen Prejean’s hope . 3 Giant hero’s faith. . . . . . . . . 11 Holiday Wish Lists . . . . . . . 17 Editorial: Sacred freedom . . 14 New grad theology course . 20

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Class of ’45 from St. Paul High School at their September reunion: Dolores Winsky Strange, Edna Condon Leonard, Evelyn Epple LaBean, Lois O’Connor Connell, Carlita Magee Peters, Lorraine DeFanti Rolandi, Lillian Travaglio Hill, Dolores Schoenstein Petty, Mary Anastole Wilcox and Delia Zink Reed.

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I took advantage of the chance to answer a health survey that would pay me $50. The sponsors said I qualified for the dough but after reviewing my responses asked if they should just send the check to my next of kin….“In June, 1945, the girls of the graduating class of St. Paul’s High School proudly received their diplomas at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium,” Edna Condon Leonard told me several months ago as she and classmates anticipated their 65th reunion. Ten of the women joined together for lunch and memories in September. Classmate Jacqueline Kirby, who later took vows as BVM Sister Mary Francilla and served for many years among the poor of Chicago, was to be guest of honor but fell ill with pneumonia and had to miss the reunion. Sister Mary Francilla died October 9. “Great memories, dear friends and excellent service at the Basque Cultural Center,” Edna told me in a note after the very-much-enjoyed get-together….Thanks for this from Sue Schultes of St.

Agnes Parish in San Francisco and board president of the Little Brothers, Friends of the Elderly. Sue asked that we help get the word out to volunteers and seniors who might be interested in benefiting from the ministry. “We match volunteers with isolated elders in San Francisco and bring them companionship and sometimes a meal,” Sue said in her note.

Thanksgiving and Christmas take volunteers to the homes of “500 elders” she said, noting she thought “CSF would be a good vehicle to tell any isolated elders about the program as well as recruit volunteers.” I agree! Volunteers deliver meals and visit seniors in their homes in San Francisco bringing meals and flowers. Volunteers can visit one or two people and should reserve at least two to three hours of time for orientation, assignments, package pickup, travel time, and visits. Use of a car is advised, as public transportation is limited on holidays. Advanced sign-up required. If you know of a senior who would like to be visited or to sign up to volunteer, visit www.LittleBrothersSF.org or call

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New officers from San Francisco’s Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women were installed at the group’s convention in September at St. Mary’s Cathedral. President Kathryn Parish-Reese of Epiphany Parish is at right joined by moderator, Msgr. Edward McTaggart, and from left, Treasurer, Virginia Keegan of St. Pius Parish, second vice-president, Lois Agresti of St. Dunstan Parish, and first vice-president, Margaret McAuliffe of St. Philip Parish. Secretary Bernadette Naughton of St. Cecilia Parish was unavailable for the photo.

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Sister Helen Prejean: “Do we only uphold the dignity of innocent life?”

By Liz Dossa Sister Helen Prejean renewed her message against the death penalty on her visit to several Bay Area ministries Nov 4 and 5.

Sister Helen, a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, spoke to a crowd of over 220 at Mercy Center in Burlingame about her own spiritual journey from ignorance of the poor to an acute awareness of their suffering. As a young sister, she heard scholar and social activist Sister of Notre Dame deNamur Marie Augusta Neal talk about social justice. She heard the message: The poor will be poor no longer. “I woke up. I knew I had to get to know the poor,” Sister Helen said.

She moved to the St. Thomas Housing project in New Orleans in 1984 and began working at Hope House, knowing little about the poor. A friend advised her, “Just be a neighbor, and you’ll learn.” Asked to become a pen pal for a prisoner on death row in 1981, she found that the slip of paper with inmate Patrick Sonnier’s name on it was a passport to another country. In a sense, she has never left that country, one so foreign to her comfortable upbringing as the daughter of a Baton Rouge lawyer.

“I wrote him,” she said simply.”He wrote back. He was alone. I said I’d visit him.” So began her story which she told in her best selling 1993 book “Dead Man Walking,” adapted for the 1995 movie and an opera which premiered in San Francisco in 2000.

She began feeling her way along her path, not sure of her direction. “God gives us a pen light to see ahead,” she said.

“Grace comes up inside of us. It unfurls.”

Grace carried her to be Sonnier’s spiritual advisor. She had no suspicion that two-and-a-half years after her first letter she would be walking with Sonnier to his execution. She has carried on a relentless campaign to support those on death row and to end the death penalty. After her first

Sister Helen Prejean and Camila Ascencio, a senior at Mercy High School, San Francisco. The writer visited the school Nov. 4 and 5. Her book “Dead Man Walking” is being read by all students at Mercy this school year and the play version of the piece is on the school’s drama schedule.

book, she wrote “Death of Innocents” and is working on another: “River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey.”

Through her speaking and writing she struggles against what she sees as the biggest force keeping the death penalty in place – lack of interest. “Our society isn’t given to deep reflection,” she said. “People don’t think about the death penalty here.”

As she travels the country, she makes clear that the violent crimes committed by Sonnier were despicable, but the horror of the death penalty mirrors our own violence and lack of forgiveness. She reinforces the U.S. bishops’ teaching that the death penalty violates the dignity of the individual.

“Do we only uphold the dignity of innocent life?” she asked.

Her talk at Mercy Center was laced with facts about the injustice of the justice system. She believes that poverty determines so much of crime and its consequences in the U.S. “Capital punishment means those without capital get punishment,” she said.

She pointed out that 80 percent of those who get the death penalty live in the former slave states. Prejudice is a powerful factor.

But 35 of all the states retain the death penalty, among them California with the largest number of people on death row in the U.S. “We have to abolish the death penalty as a community together, not as lone rangers,” she insisted. “Our deepest wound is thinking we can solve social problems by using violence. California is in a terrible situation.

There are 700 on death row. It’s time for

California to end this. There’s one way to do it. People must wake up and vote [against the death penalty] in elections.”

Earlier that day she visited the St Vincent de Paul Society of San Mateo County Catherine’s Center on the Peninsula, a home for women leaving prison, to talk with women who told her of their lives of addiction and abuse. Guided by program director Mercy Sister Marguerite Buchanan and aided by staff and volunteers, the center offers women substance abuse programs, counseling, job training, and regular times for prayer and study. Spiritual growth is a strong component of the program as is time for rest and healing.

“It’s such a joy to meet you,” Sister Helen said to the five women in the room who talked about the decision each had reached in prison to change their lives. “What you have done, you have done for everyone. We are made to be spiritual beings. I’m looking for your wisdom.”

As she left, Sister Helen told Patti, who has lost custody of her six children as a result of addiction and is working toward reuniting with them, “You are a resurrection woman!”

During her visit Sister Helen inspired one woman at the center, who has a college degree in communication and media studies, to work for an end of the death penalty. The young woman recently completed a program at Sitike, an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center in South San Francisco.

“For me she absolutely breathed life into the issue about the death penalty,” she said.

“She reaffirms for me that I can take action, regardless of what my life situation is. I can do something about death penalty. I’m going to write to Cathy Henderson on death row.”

Cathy has been on death row in Gatesville, Texas, for 12 years.

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Pope Benedict XVI receives a pair of skis during an audience with Italian ski instructors at the Vatican Nov. 15. The pope said skiing is an activity that balances the physical and spiritual and “leads one not to idolize the body but to respect it.”

To ski in the mountains, he said, is to experience an “environment that in a special way makes us feel small, returns us to our true dimension as creatures, makes us capable of asking ourselves about the significance of creation, lifting our eyes to the top, opening ourselves up to the Creator.”

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With enthusiasm, hope, residents of Southern Sudan register to vote YAMBIO, Southern Sudan — Citizens of Southern Sudan lined up Nov. 15 to register to vote in a January referendum on whether this war-torn region will split from the country’s North. “People lined up with enthusiasm to register today.

They’re happy. The lines moved with joy as people showed their love for their country,” said Father Thomas Bagbiowia, a parish priest in Riimenze who helped lead the training process for poll workers in Western Equatoria state. The referendum on independence is scheduled for Jan. 9, and Father Bagbiowia admits he does not know anyone who plans to vote against separating the region from the government in Khartoum. “We southerners have lived for too many years without independence and freedom. It’s time we decide our own destiny. We’ve lived under fear of a centralized government that did nothing for the economic development of our region. Khartoum today is a modern city, but here in the South we don’t even have roads. We southerners have to decide our own destiny,” Father Bagbiowia told Catholic News Service.

Nuns sign up for laughter training BUCHEON, Korea — A Korean nun says she feels five years younger after attending a therapy program designed to teach Catholic religious to laugh.

“I laughed as much as I liked and it seemed to make me five years younger,” said Sister Ambrosia Ham Hyeoun-ok of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul of Suwon, who was one of 19 sisters and one priest who took part in the pioneering program, the Union of Catholic Asian News reported.

“I will infect other members of community with the laughter virus,” she added.

The lay-run Yeglina Bliss Academy, which organized the Nov. 8-10 event at Bucheon, west of Seoul, has 16 laughter therapists on the job. Director Cecilia Cho Hyun-ok targeted religious for the first program designed for Catholics.

“Christians can smile amid their pain because they have hope for resurrection. Those who have such hope can experience real laughter,” Cho said.

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Boston cardinal tells Dublin’s Catholics he won’t offer ‘quick fix’

By Michael Kelly DUBLIN (CNS) – Boston Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, visiting Dublin to begin a church investigation of the Dublin Archdiocese, told Catholics he came “to listen to your pain, your anger, but also your hopes and aspirations.� “I have come to listen, not to offer a quick fix,� he told those in attendance at a Mass in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Nov. 14.

The cardinal is responsible for investigating the country’s largest archdiocese after the church was shaken by revelations of clerical abuse and mishandling and cover-up by church leaders.

Cardinal O’Malley recalled his Irish roots, outlining his familial ties and affection for the country, saying, “It is with that same love for the Irish people that I come to this visitation.�

British Cardinal Cormac MurphyO’Connor, retired archbishop of Westminster, will conduct the visitation of the Archdiocese of Armagh, Northern Ireland. Toronto Archbishop Thomas Collins will conduct the visitation of the Archdiocese of Cashel, and Archbishop Terrence Prendergast of Ottawa, Ontario, will visit the Archdiocese of Tuam. New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan will lead the investigation into Irish seminaries.

A number of religious sisters and priests have also been charged by the Vatican with investigating the state of religious life in the country.

At least one victim of clergy sexual abuse criticized that two bishops named in the 2009 Murphy Report, which revealed a series of cover-ups by church officials, concelebrated the Mass with Cardinal O’Malley.

Retired Bishop Dermot O’Mahony, who as Dublin auxiliary failed to report abuse allegations to the authorities, and Dublin

Auxiliary Bishop Eamonn Walsh, who resigned in the wake of the report but had his resignation rejected by Pope Benedict XVI, concelebrated the Mass.

Abuse victim Marie Collins, who met Cardinal O’Malley during his trip, told Catholic News Service she was “deeply disturbed� that the prelates attended the Mass. “These were men named in a report that unveiled the most dreadful abuse and corruption in the Irish church; it’s amazing that a man charged with investigating this is concelebrating Mass with them,� she said.

The aim of the investigation is to assess the effectiveness of the Irish Church is dealing with abuse cases and in assisting victims. The investigation also will identify the explicit problems in the Irish Church which may require help from the Holy See. Cardinal O’Malley said that his review will not duplicate previous governmental inquiries. “In Dublin, much has been done already to address the crimes of the past and to develop sound policies to ensure the safety of children and to provide assistance to the victims of child abuse. The task of the visitation is to bring new eyes to the situation, to verify the effectiveness of the present processes used in responding to cases of abuse,� he said.

Cardinal O’Malley will meet with victims of abuse, Irish priests and laypeople to gauge their views on the abuse scandal and the process of renewal of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

In his homily at the Mass, Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin welcomed Cardinal O’Malley as a hopeful sign for renewal. “Renewal in the church is vital at any time in the church’s history,� he said. “The Archdiocese of Dublin today is wounded by sinful and criminal acts of BOSTON CARDINAL, page 22

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By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) – In his post-synodal document on the Word of God, Pope Benedict XVI urged all Christians to get to know the sacred Scriptures better.

He gave a few suggestions that included having a Bible in every home and engaging in a more attentive, prayerful listening to Gospel readings.

The pope paid particular attention to the importance and efficacy of “lectio divina,” a form of prayerful meditation on the word of God, and he offered a step-by-step guide on the practice.

The post-synodal apostolic exhortation, “Verbum Domini” (“The Word of the Lord”), was released Nov. 11.

The pope said the first step is to open with a reading (“lectio”) of a text, “which leads to a desire to understand its true context: What does the biblical text say in itself?”

Understanding what the text is trying to say is important so as to move beyond one’s own notions and ideas, he said.

“Next comes meditation (‘meditatio’), which asks: what does the biblical text say to us?” the pope wrote.

Christians both as individuals and as a community need to let themselves be

“moved and challenged” by what the sacred text is telling them, he wrote.

“Following this comes prayer (‘oratio’), which asks the question: what do we say to the Lord in response to his word?” wrote the pope.

Prayer is critical for hearts and minds to be transformed, he wrote.

“Finally, ‘lectio divina’ concludes with contemplation (‘contemplatio’), during which we take up, as a gift from God, his own way of seeing and judging reality, and ask ourselves what conversion of mind, heart and life is the Lord asking of us?” he wrote.

God asks everyone not to conform themselves to the world, but to be transformed by conversion, he wrote.

Contemplation and reflection let the mind consider reality as God sees it and help foster within oneself “the mind of Christ,” the papal document said.

“The process of ‘lectio divina’ is not concluded until it arrives at action (‘actio’), which moves the believer to make his or her life a gift for others in charity,” said the pope.

The pope said in his document that the monastic tradition of “lectio divina” is “truly capable of opening up to the faithful the treasures of God’s word, but also of bringing about an encounter with Christ, the living word of God.”

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■ Continued from cover The pope said he wrote “Verbum Domini” because “I would like the work of the synod to have a real effect on the life of the church: on our personal relationship with the sacred Scriptures, on their interpretation in the liturgy and catechesis, and in scientific research so that the Bible may not be simply a word from the past, but a living and timely word.”

Pope Benedict asked for greater church efforts to teach Catholics about the Bible, to help them learn to read it and pray with it, to treat it with great dignity during the liturgy and emphasize its importance by making sure homilies are based on the day’s readings.

For centuries, Catholic laity actually were discouraged from reading the Bible themselves. Even though that began changing 100 years ago, Bible reading often is seen as a Protestant activity.

In fact, some evangelical Christians use passages from the Bible to preach against the Catholic Church, which the pope said is truly ironic since “the Bible is the church’s book.”

It was the church that decided which of the ancient Christian writings were inspired and were to be considered the New Testament, the pope said. And it was the church that interpreted it for hundreds of years.

“The primary setting for scriptural interpretation is the life of the church,” he said, not because the church is imposing some kind of power play, but because the Scriptures can be understood fully only when one understands “the way they gradually came into being.”

Obviously, he said, the key message of the Bible – the story of God’s love for his creatures and the history of his attempts to save them – can be grasped only if people recognize that the fullness of God’s word is Jesus Christ.

Jesus “is the definitive word which God speaks to humanity,” the pope wrote, and “in a world which often feels that God is superfluous or extraneous, we confess with Peter that he alone has ‘the words of eternal life.’“ The Scriptures themselves teach that God created human beings with a special dignity, giving them intelligence and free will. In approaching the Scriptures, he said, people must use that intelligence to understand what is written.

Pope Benedict, a theologian who served for more than 20 years as president of the Pontifical Biblical Commission, said academic approaches to Scripture studies were essential for helping people understand the Bible, as long as those studies recognize that the Bible is not simply a piece of literature.

For example, he said, a lot of Catholics – including priests giving homilies – are completely at a loss when dealing with “those passages in the Bible which, due to the

A woman studies the Bible in 2009 at St. Mary of Celle Parish in Berwyn, Ill. God constantly tries to enter into dialogue with the people he created, particularly through the Bible and through his son Jesus Christ, Pope Benedict XVI said.

violence and immorality they occasionally contain, prove obscure and difficult.”

Those passages, he said, demonstrate that “God’s plan is manifested progressively and it is accomplished slowly, in successive stages and despite human resistance. God chose a people and patiently worked to guide and educate them.”

God’s education of his people continues today, for example, by helping people understand the importance of safeguarding creation and working for more justice in social and political systems, he said.

Pope Benedict said God’s dialogue with humanity through the Bible must lead to greater faith and a more powerful witness in the world.

While the papal exhortation mentioned plenty of early church theologians and their approaches to understanding Scripture, it also included a long section about men and women who read the Bible and were inspired to live its message in the world.

“Every saint is like a ray of light streaming forth from the word of God,” he said, listing personalities ranging from St. Clare of Assisi to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta and from St. Dominic to St. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei. Some of the Bible’s lessons are old but need to be given new attention, Pope Benedict wrote.

The Scriptures make it clear that the family founded on marriage is part of God’s plan for humanity and for human happiness.

“In the face of widespread confusion in the sphere of affectivity, and the rise of ways of thinking which trivialize the human body and sexual differentiation, the word of God reaffirms the original goodness of the human being, created as man and woman and called to a love which is faithful, reciprocal and fruitful,” he wrote.

The Bible, the pope said, is filled with words of consolation and joy, but as God’s word it also is “a word which disrupts, which calls to conversion.”

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By Nancy Frazier O’Brien WASHINGTON (CNS) – Catholics must find ways to discuss important issues in the church without adopting the “vicious” rhetoric of partisan politics, a panelist told the National Council of Catholic Women convention Nov. 12.

“We need to be utterly intolerant of trashing other people in the church,” said Sister Carol Keehan, president and CEO of the Catholic Health Association. “It undermines the charity that is at the heart of the church.”

Sister Carol, a Daughter of Charity, was among five Catholic leaders who participated in a panel discussion opening the NCCW’s 90th anniversary convention in Washington.

The panel discussions, moderated by Tony Spence, director and editor-in-chief of Catholic News Service, focused on the NCCW’s year-old Campaign for Human Dignity, which brings together a number of issues on which local councils work under a single umbrella.

The campaign deals with issues that include human trafficking, abortion, pornography, immigration, marriage, climate change and poverty.

John Carr, executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development, urged the more than 600 women at the convention not to see Catholic teaching “as an either/or” but to see it in terms of “and.”

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■ Continued from cover “We need to be deeply concerned, however, about the wound to the church’s unity that has been inflicted in this debate and I hope, trusting in the good will of all concerned, that means can be found to restore the seamless garment of ecclesial communion,” he added.

He also dismissed arguments that the health reform legislation was too complex for the bishops to understand it.

“If you will excuse my saying so, this implies either that no one can understand or judge complicated pieces of legislation, in which case it is immoral to act until sufficient clarity is obtained, or it is to say that only bishops are too dense

responsibility,” he said of the range of Catholic concerns. “It begins with life, but it doesn’t end there.”

Carr also criticized the “intense polarization, partisanship and politicization” that has seeped into the church from the political world.

“We can divide up the work, but we can’t divide up the church,” he said.

Both Carr and Sister Carol have been the targets of intense campaigns, primarily through blogs and e-mails, accusing them of taking actions or supporting organizations opposed to church teaching. Neither mentioned those campaigns, although Sister Carol said she has been “the subject of the most blogs that end, ‘Send money.’“ Helen Alvare, an associate professor at George Mason University School of Law in Arlington, Va., and a former adviser to the U.S. bishops on life issues, said Catholic women should not be shy about sharing the Catholic response to what she called the secular “sex, marriage and mating market,” where abortion is seen as “insurance” if contraception fails.

“What we have in our theology of the body is what actually works,” she said. The secular answer of contraception, abortion and divorce, however, has resulted in 1.2 million abortions a year, out-of-wedlock births making up 41 percent of all U.S. births and decisions not to marry “causing entrenched poverty,” she added.

Alvare said the money that had been spent on promoting marriage by Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush had

been redirected during the Obama administration to programs that promote fatherhood.

“There’s good stuff there, but they are trying to connect fathers with their kids without connecting them with (the children’s) mothers,” she said.

Kathleen McChesney, CEO of Kinsale Management and the first executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Office of Child and Youth Protection, urged the NCCW to remember, in addition to the important issues in their human dignity campaign, the many “men and women and boys and girls abused by Catholic clergy and the men who have been falsely accused” of abuse.

“Their pain is not going to go away,” she said, noting that many of the 10,000 people found to have been abused by Catholic clergy between 1950 and 2002 are “still alive and still in pain.”

She also urged those in the audience to pay attention to the clergy and religious in their lives. Although many have lives that are “very joyous and fulfilled,” others experience loneliness and “don’t have relationships with other adults that are really important.”

“Reach out to them,” she said. “Share some of the joys in your life so you can share some of their joys.”

Kerry Robinson, executive director of the National Leadership Roundtable on Church Management, said her organization aims to help those who carry out the church’s mission of promoting human dignity gain the “competencies and expertise to strengthen the temporal affairs of the church.”

“The church’s ability to make a positive contribution ... is tied to its ability to be well managed,” she said.

to understand complicated pieces of legislation,” Cardinal George said.

The latter comment drew laughter from the bishops and a comment from the cardinal that this was “an arguable proposition, but we won’t argue it now.”

The cardinal, who was completing a three-year term as USCCB president, also warned against the U.S. Catholic Church seeing itself as “a purely American denomination.”

He expressed concern for Christians in the Middle East, saying that they were “uniquely ... without protection in the wake of the American invasion of Iraq.”

Cardinal George’s voice caught as he told the story, recounted by a U.S. Dominican nun in Iraq who is a friend of a friend, of a 3-year-old boy named Adam who “witnessed the horror of dozens of deaths, including that of his own parents,” during the

Oct. 31 massacre at the Syrian Catholic church in Baghdad.

“He wandered among the corpses and the blood, following the terrorists around and admonishing them, ‘Enough, enough, enough,’” the cardinal said, quoting the Dominican. “According to witnesses, this continued for two hours until Adam was himself murdered.”

“A s b i s h o p s , a s Americans, we cannot turn from this scene or allow the world to overlook it,” Cardinal George said.

Cardinal Francis E. George He also urged attention of Chicago, concluding to “the active persecution his term as president of of Catholics in other parts the U.S. Conference of the Middle East, in India of Catholic Bishops, and Pakistan, in China and addresses the U.S. bishops in Vietnam, in Sudan and at their annual fall meeting African countries rent by civil in Baltimore Nov. 15. conflict.”

Cardinal George also stressed the church’s “consistent concern for the gift of human life, a concern that judges the full continuum of technological manipulation of life the use of artificial contraception to the destruction of human embryos to the artificial conception of human beings in a Petri dish to genetic profiling to the killing of unwanted children through abortion.”

“If the poor are allowed to be born, then the voice of Christ continues to speak to the homeless and the jobless, the hungry and the naked, the uneducated, the migrant, the imprisoned, the sick and the dying,” he said.

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By Valerie Schmalz The archbishop of San Francisco and the head of the Greek Orthodox Church here embark Nov. 21 on a 12-day ecumenical trip that will include visits with Pope Benedict XVI and the head of the Orthodox Church in Istanbul. In addition, Archbishop George Niederauer and Metropolitan Gerasimos will meet with the Archbishop of Athens and All Greece, Archbishop Hieronymos.

At its core, the trip is one of ecumenical dialogue as the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches work toward unity. The two churches split in 1054 over the primacy of the papacy and the nature of the pope’s authority continues to be the major sticking point. The churches accept most of each other’s sacraments including the Eucharist and are working toward a common formula to decide when to celebrate Easter. The trip is titled “Journey of Faith: East and West.”

“We Orthodox and Roman Catholics need to draw close to one another in appreciation of our different traditions, in prayer, in friendship, and in collaborations of service to the Church and the world, “ Archbishop Niederauer wrote in a comment for Catholic San Francisco about the trip. “In those ways we will recognize and overcome the obstacles to eventual communion. Then-Archbishop William Levada and the late Metropolitan Anthony first embarked on such

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a pilgrimage, and Metropolitan Gerasimos and I, accompanied by members of both of our Congregations, are continuing this graced experience. May God bless it and cause it to bear much fruit.”

There are 250 million Orthodox Christians, in various national churches including the Greek and Russian Orthodox, while there are about 1.1 billion Catholic Christians. Unlike the Catholic Church, the Orthodox national churches operate largely independently of the

Ecumenical Patriarch in Istanbul. Metropolitan Gerasimos heads the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco.

The trip will also be an opportunity for Archbishop Niederauer and his companions to get a first-hand look at religious persecution of the Orthodox Church in Istanbul, Turkey, when they visit Patriarch Bartholomew. Patriarch Bartholomew is the 270th successor of the 2,000-year-old Christian church, founded by St. Andrew the Apostle, and is considered first among the Orthodox primates who head national churches.

Archbishop Niederauer and Metropolitan Gerasimos’s trip will include attending Divine Liturgy in St. George Cathedral at the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul to celebrate the feast of St. Andrew Nov. 30. The visitors will also have an opportunity to visit religious and historical sites, including the Vatican Museum and the Sistine Chapel in Rome and the Acropolis in Athens.

The trip, which ends Dec. 2, is a way to further friendship in the San Francisco Bay Area, said Msgr. John Talesfore, rector of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption. Msgr.

Talesfore is accompanying the archbishop and Metropolitan Gerasimos. “They are both men of great warmth,” Msgr.

Talesfore said. “There has been significant improvement in the dialogue between Pope Benedict and Patriarch Bartholomew.

It inspires us on to our own local experience of Christian unity among the Romans and the Greeks,” Msgr. Talesfore said.

By Valerie Schmalz The Marianist spirit of faith, family and equality will continue in San Francisco – but with a lighter, more distant touch.

That was the promise of the Marianist priests and brothers who gathered at Archbishop Riordan High School on Nov. 11 to celebrate 100 years of Marianist education in San Francisco – and to memorialize the passing of an era. At the end of the 2009-10 year, Marianist Father Tom French, president of Archbishop Riordan High School, passed the leadership role on to a layman and native San Franciscan Patrick Daly, whose father attended the precursor to Riordan, St. James High School.

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NEW YORK (CNS) — Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York is a man familiar with the inner workings of the Catholic Church but once described himself as “a sort of fish-fry and bingo guy” who preferred being “in the field ... on the front lines ... with the folks.”

In a surprise vote, the U.S. bishops elected Archbishop Dolan, 60, to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for the next three years and chose Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., as vice president. Archbishop Dolan succeeded Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago as USCCB president at the close f the bishops’ fall general assembly Nov. 15-18 in Baltimore. Although the New York archbishop is widely seen as one of the country’s most prominent Catholic voices, the high profile position puts Archbishop Dolan even more on the front lines.

By selecting Archbishop Dolan from a field of 10 candidates that included Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., USCCB vice president, the bishops diverged from the usual practice of electing the USCCB vice president as president.

Since being installed as head of the New York Archdiocese in April 2009, the gregarious prelate has continued to show the strong administrative style he exhibited as head of the Milwaukee archdiocese where he served from 2002 to 2009. Archbishop Dolan announced a strategic plan to close underperforming New York Archdiocesan elementary schools while promising a place in a

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Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., and New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan during a press conference at the U.S. Bishops’ fall meeting.

Catholic school to any child who wants one. He addressed the growing controversy over plans to build an Islamic community center and mosque a few blocks from Ground Zero, and met with Jewish and Muslim leaders to work out conflicts as they occur.

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“After Jason got hurt, we got motivation from him,” said Riordan freshman quarterback Zach Masoli, a graduate of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Daly City.

“We said a prayer for him,” Zach said. “All the coaches were saying, ‘go out there and play hard for one of our Crusader brothers.’ A lot of us were shedding tears because he was probably one of the most inspirational players on the team.

We came back and fought hard.”

“It’s a real Cinderella story for us,” Zach said.

The boys took the injury personally, freshman football Coach Mike Dozier said.

“They felt that they had lost one of their brothers,” he said. “Even though those things happen in football and there was no malicious intent.”

“He’s a key player on that team, a leader,” said Blake, noting Jason played fullback and line backer. “He’s just a fantastic young man.”

“He is such a wonderful kid. He just has a special heart. He is very polite,” said Carolina Larrea, whose son Omar is a good friend of Jason’s. Larrea is also a friend of Jason’s mother, Magdalena, who helped translate at the hospital for Barrera, who speaks limited English.

The team met with Jason at the hospital the Sunday after the season-ending injury, brought him back his gloves, and said a prayer with him in his hospital room, said quarterback Masoli. They all signed the game-winning ball, mud and all. “We’re dedicating the season for him because

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U.S. Provincial for the Society of Mary, Father Martin Solma celebrated Mass, with Bishop Justice and former Riordan presidents Marianist Fathers French and Timothy Kenney present in the school’s Lindland Theatre. The theme of the readings and Father Solma’s homily were bittersweet, with the Gospel of Luke about the faith the size of a mustard seed, ending with “when you have done all you have been commanded to do, say ‘We are useless servants. We have done no more than our duty.’”

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Overall the freshmen football team is showing a lot of promise. After five winless years, the 2010 team had a 4-3 record this year, Dozier said.

Jason’s teammates are waiting for him to come back, but it won’t be this season at least. Jason’s mother “doesn’t want me to play anymore,” said Jason, a graduate of St. John School in the Glen Park neighborhood of San Francisco. At least, he said, “I am sure playing some other sports.”

“I never liked that my son plays football but I have no option but support him,” said Jason’s mother Magdalena Barrera.

“I was afraid he would be hurt and it happened. In the future, I don’t want him to play football again – but it is his decision.”

“I’m very grateful with the support I have had from the school and other parents,” Barrera said, “but as a mother this is very hard.”

Jason won’t be ready to try out for basketball this year as he had hoped, said Dozier. Track and field will be Jason’s next sport, Dozier said. Blake said the injury had the best possible outcome of any injury – no lasting damage. “I hope this doesn’t influence his decision to give up the game although I would understand if he did,” said Dozier. Blake also said that quitting football would not be an unreasonable choice – even though as a coach he hopes Jason will continue with the sport.

His teammates are also hoping Jason will play football again. “He’s the toughest player on the team,” said Zach. “We know he is going to come back.”

Jose Luis Aguirre contributed to this story.

said, noting that the order’s numbers have declined in the U.S. although there has been a recent uptick in vocations here and East Africa, India and Mexico are seeing many vocations. “We cannot do what we did in 1949.” But Father Solma said that the Marianists’ founder always emphasized partnership with lay people.

“Great things are accomplished when we cooperate with God,” Brother Brink said, emphasizing the Marianists’ continuing sponsorship of the school. Father Solma quoted a graduate of the high school, as he urged all to “remember your teachers.”

“In the end it was about the brothers.

They weren’t in it for profit or pleasure.

They lay down their lives for us, a day at a time,” Father Solma quoted the unnamed student.

Father Solma, himself returned just this year from 27 years running an elementary school and helping the Marianists establish an independent African province in Kenya, said that the legacy of Blessed Chaminade is still important for Riordan High School going forward. “He began a legacy of education that addresses the whole person,” Father Solma said, “and that is what our legacy is.”

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USF’s Azzi: “The belief is in the action – and you can’t have one without the other”

By George Raine Jennifer Azzi, the new head women’s basketball coach at the University of San Francisco, has an impressive resume: Her playing helped lead the Stanford Cardinal to a pair of Pac-10 titles in 1989 and 1990 and a national championship in 1990. She was a member of the U.S. women’s team at the 1996 Olympic Games that won the Gold Medal. She had an eight-year pro career and is considered by many to be one of the best players in the women’s game.

That didn’t happen with the wave of a wand, and not many games were slam-dunks. It required years of shooting balls in the gym, practice, helping others around her be the best they can be and a belief that good things will happen vis-à-vis hard work. There was something else, too, as she has told Catholic Charities CYO audiences, her players and anyone else reaching for success in their life: Tapping the “spiritual component.”

“I have a very, very strong faith and I think that God is everywhere,” said Azzi, taking a break from preparing for the season opener at USF. He has certainly been present when she needed him, she said.

“If you talk to any athlete at almost every level they will tell you there is a spiritual side to what they do,” she said.

“It’s true with anything in life. If you are a musician there is a spiritual side, and I think there is a spirit around every sport, because athletes feel God’s presence when – even though they are only human – they ask themselves, ‘How did I have that kind of game? Or, how was I able to run that fast?’ Athletes feel that a lot. You tap into that strength.”

I’m here for a reason. All of the players expressed to me, and they are showing it to me, they want to be successful, they want to win.

– Jennifer Azzi Of course, she didn’t get the assist without doing her part. Her first time on an airplane was her ride from her home in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to play basketball at Stanford.

Things went south from there.

“I didn’t feel smart enough. I got a D on my first paper.

I had a groin injury. We were losing. I was homesick. I was a fish out of water in every way,” Azzi recalled. She

Jennifer Azzi, second from right, the new head coach of the University of San Francisco women’s basketball team, prepares for the 2010-11 season with players and coaches.

called her father to tell him her tale of woe and that she wanted to call it quits. He told her to give it a month – in part because cheaper airfare was available after a 30-day period – and if she was still not happy then he would take her home to Tennessee.

“He came out and I ended up hanging in there,” said Azzi. “He didn’t realize what smart psychology that month wait was.”

During that month, she said, “I prayed a lot and asked God, what am I doing here? Is this where I am supposed to be? I got this feeling or message that I was here for a reason, and this is the way I have felt my whole basketball career – I am here for a reason.”

It helps, she added, that she was never alone, spiritually.

“I just think it is knowing that when times are tough you just don’t have to rely on yourself. You tap into that strength because it will carry you at times when you don’t maybe realize what you are capable of,” she said.

But don’t forget to practice. “You practice, practice, practice, but you have to have a belief system,” she said.

“First comes the belief, that you can accomplish something.

Second comes lots and lots and lots of work to get toward what you believe in, and then it’s a cycle – the belief in the action – and you can’t have one without the other.”

Moreover, said Azzi, “I think having a strong faith keeps you consistent, whether life is up or down. I think it keeps you on the positive side of life, siding with love and joy and peace rather than going down in the dumps when things are not going well. Just because you are losing games doesn’t mean you have to be down in the dumps.”

Currently, Azzi is delivering two messages to key audiences: To her USF players, with whom she is working on a turnaround, she has said she and her staff will put everything in

place for them to be successful, but each of them “has to really dig in and go the extra mile and be unselfish and work hard and do all the things that we need to be successful.”

To the basketball players, in grades three to eight, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Mill Valley, she lets them know how sports teaches them a lot about life. “Sports teaches you how to lead, how to follow, how to be a good teammate, how to take criticism, how to be physically fit, and I encourage them to take all those lessons and apply them, whether they want to be athletes or not,” she said.

She also tells the kids: “Why wouldn’t you want to be excellent? Why wouldn’t you want to be as good as you can be at whatever it is? If your mom asks you to vacuum, why not do it well? Why not pick up the chair and clean under it? The idea is to get them in the mindset to do whatever it is they do well.”

When her playing days ended, Azzi, now 42, took her Stanford economics degree into the marketplace and became involved in numerous businesses. She knew she would eventually be drawn back to her game – and every year since she stopped playing she has been offered a head coaching job – but she wanted business experience. She became a motivational speaker, did work for the NBA and WNBA, launched a sports training business and a host of other endeavors.

Of her first coaching job, at USF, she said, “It’s the perfect fit, and I hadn’t felt that before in any of the other situations.”

It all boiled down, as it always does, she said, to this: “I’m here for a reason. All of the players expressed to me, and they are showing it to me, they want to be successful, they want to win. And I told them that we can turn around the program as soon as they want to turn around the program.”

World Series MVP Renteria shares immigrant, faith experiences Despite helping lead the San Francisco Giants to the 2010 baseball World Series championship and earning the Most Valuable Player title, shortstop Edgar Renteria hasn’t lost his humility.

The athlete asked officials in his native Colombia that instead of a homecoming celebration for him, those resources be directed to aid flood victims in his hometown of Barranquilla.

“I feel that at this moment there are more important things, such as addressing the suffering of many families due to the severe winter who are homeless and without food,” Renteria said in a statement sent to city officials.

Renteria always asked God to watch over and bless him and the Giants. He chose his number, 16, in honor of the July 16 feast day of the Virgin of Carmel, patroness of fishermen and upon whom the Carmelite order is based.

After losing his father at age 2, Renteria and his seven brothers faced many challenges. But his family always remained united and baseball was his ally.

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“In life there will always be problems and setbacks, but it is important to learn from them and move forward,” Renteria said in an interview before his team won the Series.

When he turned 16 he was drafted by the Florida Marlins and was nominated for Rookie of the Year. His final hit in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series helped the Marlins win that championship.

However, Renteria said that the going in the United States has been tough and “fairly painful.” It was not easy to immigrate so young and leave his family back home. For Rentería learning the English language has been a rather difficult undertaking and not only did he have to master a new language but he had to adapt to a whole new game.

“When you get here you need to work harder but when you do things the right way you are recompensed. The peace of mind that comes when a duty is accomplished is the best feeling in the world one can have” he said.

Renteria, 35, probably won’t play for the Giants in 2011.

He was paid $500,000 and is now a free agent.

Renteria has not only achieved professional success but

transformed the lives of many children. In Barranquilla, the Team Rentería foundation helps small players to be adequately prepared to keep up with their idol.

His advice to immigrants: “Know that if you make it here, your family and your folks over there will be better off – you must always keep that in mind. It gives me great joy to return to my country and feel their warmth, appreciation and pride. Then you know that the sacrifice of being alone here and the hard work paid off.”

Albert C. Pacciorini contributed to this article.

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November 19, 2010

CCCYO offers PE – complete with cooking, nutrition education The head of romaine lettuce, thick as a brick and standing tall in a colander, caught the attention of the third and fourth graders at St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception School when they gathered in the kitchen for their monthly nutrition class.

The lettuce was so stately that it was the centerpiece on the cutting board, and the kids knew that it was something special – and indeed romaine is, as it’s packed with nutrients and is an excellent source of Vitamin A. Surrounding it were bowls of chicken and turkey and ham and cheese and tomatoes and almonds — yum!

The class, part of the Catholic Charities CYO Physical Education course taught at the school, will get to the finer points of nutritional value, but for starters this day was more of an introduction to the kitchen and our friend, the chef’s salad.

Nutrition and cooking, as well as yoga, dance and other activities not synonymous with PE, have taken their place alongside kickball, basketball and all the other sports we associate with the playground in a curriculum developed

by Catholic Charities CYO. The change reflects a holistic approach that includes lots of exercise — matching kids with activities they’re good at — and incorporates a nutritional piece that is today regarded as critical.

“If kids learn nutrition when they are young, it will give them a healthy base and take them through life,” said Courtney Johnson Clendinen, director of CYO Athletics at Catholic Charities CYO, in San Francisco. “We are trying to teach them something that will stick.”

Catholic Charities CYO began providing the PE course first at St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception beginning in 2009, and this year at two more schools, Mission Dolores Elementary School and St. James School. The idea that Catholic Charities CYO broaden its operations to provide PE instruction originated with Dennis Ruggiero, the St. Anthony-Immaculate Conception principal.

“We were looking to stay within a service provided by the Archdiocese, by a Catholic organization,” said Ruggiero.

“It seemed like it made perfect sense. I wanted to keep it in the family.”

Johnson Clendinen, wrote the curriculum. She teamed with Kids Cooking for Life a San Rafael-based nonprofit that helps largely underserved kids learn how to eat healthy, conferred with a UC nutritionist, athletes, PE teachers and other specialists. The result, she said, is a program that teaches kids how their body works, endurance, strength, nutrition and more.

“We have this mantra at CYO – healthy growth and development,” said Johnson Clendinen. “It’s not just running up and down a court or up and down a field. There needs to be this idea of understanding how your body works and how to make it work for you the rest of your life, because we only get one,” she said.

Johnson Clendinen, 31, is a known entity in Bay Area sports. She was a star basketball player at UC-Berkeley, and was named First Team All PAC-10 following her senior season in 2001. As a youngster, she was always playing ball and didn’t know of video games – but she knows that a sedentary life for young people is harmful.

“Before (video games and other electronic distractions), we didn’t have this epidemic of 10-year-olds becoming obese and having diabetes and all these health problems that usually don’t come until later in life,” she said. “The benefit of this program is a longer life, a healthier life, not going to the doctor when you’re 40 because you have diabetes and high blood pressure and high cholesterol. And it’s good for your mental health — staying healthier staves off depression.”

Indeed, she said, 28 percent of California youth are overweight, a statistic that has more than doubled in the last 20 years, she said. The percentage comes from the California Physical Fitness Test, which is administered to public schools in grades three to nine.

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St. Anthony-IC students practice cutting cheese for a salad during PE class, taught by CCCYO.

A third grader participates in a PE class that includes nutrition and cooking.

Liz Brown, the CYO PE teacher at St. Anthony-IC and Mission Dolores, said there has been a significant broadening of the definition of PE in the four years since she was graduated from college, where she studied sports and childhood development. That’s because more has been learned about children, their brains, what more they can learn and development of motor skills. “This is such a growing field, and I really love that we are bringing nutrition into it because those two go hand-in-hand,” she said.

In the St. Anthony-IC kitchen, chef Stella Mitchell of Kids Cooking for Life began with the assumption that the kids did not have much familiarity with cooking. Still, all the healthy foods on the cutting board are easily found in stores, and then she made it real for the kids: She asked them

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how they feel after they have played outside. Tired, they said. She asked, What do you eat to feel better? Protein, of course, she said. Thus the ham and the chicken.

The younger kids got a lesson in yogurt parfaits. Yogurt is a different way to get dairy, said Mitchell, noting that many kids don’t gravitate toward it. But combine it with granola, strawberries and bananas and they’re excited – and it’s good for them.

“There’s not a lot of time being spent on this (cooking and nutrition) at home for various reasons, so they really soak it up when we start talking about it because it’s new to them,” said Mitchell.

There are 53 parish elementary schools in the Archdiocese, and a private company, Rhythm and Moves, provides PE classes to approximately 30 of them, with certified teachers.

Rhythm and Moves gets high marks for its work, but Ruggiero, the St. Anthony-IC principal, wanted to emphasize Catholic principles in the program.

“What is compelling about PE is that one element talks about teamwork, another talks about physical conditioning, one refers to sportsmanship, and striving for your personal best as an individual,” said Ruggiero. “All of those are Catholic tenets.”

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Just 10 years old, SI girls’ golf team wins nine league titles

By Valerie Schmalz St. Ignatius girls’ golf team is “on a roll.”

This year is no exception. The St. Ignatius College Preparatory girls’ golf team captured the West Catholic Athletic League championship in October for its ninth consecutive WCAL win and then went on to win the Central Coast Section.

After its Nov. 3 CCS win with a combined team score of 419, the team has now won the Central Coast Championship three years in a row.

Ten years ago St. Ignatius track and field and boys’ golf Coach Julius Yap convinced the Jesuit high school’s administration to let him see if there was any interest in girls’ golf. “I put in an announcement and 35 girls showed up,” said Yap, who also teaches juniors Advanced Placement U.S. History.

The first year the team took third place in a different private girls’ school league but as soon as the WCAL created a girls’ golf division, the school joined.

“We have quite a roll going. We have been blessed with a lot of good golfers, good talent, a lot of kids who work really hard,”

said Yap, who graduated from St. Ignatius in 1974 and has coached and taught for 31 years at the San Francisco high school. He coached track and field and cross country as well as boys’ golf, but once the girls’ golf team started Yap focused entirely on golf.

The CCS win this year was a personal milestone for Yap and a record for St. Ignatius, said Paul Totah, director of communications.

“This victory represents Coach Julius Yap’s 50th athletic title for all the SI teams he has coached – cross country, track and field and golf – and includes all- league, sectional, NorCal and state titles,” Totah said. “This is more than any other coach in SI’s history.”

Among Yap’s previous honors, he was named the California State Coach of the Year for Boys and Girls Golf in 2004, and in 2005 he received a lifetime achievement award as coach and teacher from the Pacifica Sports Hall of Fame.

St. Ignatius has sent three girls on to Division I schools to play golf, Yap said.

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Coach Julius Yap and his St. Ignatius College Preparatory girls’ golf team, sectional champs for the third straight year.

sity as a freshman last year, Yap said. Keiko Fukuda graduated from Brown University in 2010 and is now attending medical school.

Elaine Harris graduated from the University

of Indiana in 2008 and was team captain by the time she graduated, Yap said. Harris may not go pro, but is considering a career somewhere in the golf world, Yap said.

Football: undefeated MC and “overachieving” Serra head to playoffs Marin Catholic High School’s varsity football team is heading into the North Coast Section playoffs with an undefeated 10-0 record in the Marin County Athletic League.

“This season has been fantastic so far,” said Coach Mazi Moayed of his first season as varsity football coach, calling the football players “a great group with great chemistry.”

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Grieving the victims of the Baghdad church bombing

A man grieves during a Nov. 2 funeral for victims of the Oct. 31 terrorist attack on Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad. Chicago Cardinal Francis George, who is ending his term as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, wrote President Barack Obama Nov. 9 to voice solidarity with the suffering of Iraqi Christians. He cited the two priests killed and the one wounded in the attack: “Father Thaer Saad and Father Boutros Wassim, were slain as one celebrated Mass and the other heard confessions. Father Thaer prayed and asked a terrorist to spare the lives of his parishioners before he died. Father Raphael moved parishioners to a safer location in the Church and was grievously wounded.” In the recent Synod of Bishops on the Middle East in Rome, the bishops from Iraq spoke of the terrifying situation facing Christians and other minorities in that country, Cardinal George wrote.

“They recalled murders, kidnappings, bombings, and naked threats that have forced many Christians from their homes and businesses,” he wrote.

We’re on the eve of the 45th anniversary of “Dignitatis Humanae,” (On the Dignity of the Human Person), the Second Vatican Council’s Declaration on Religious Freedom, enacted Dec. 7, 1965, by Pope Paul VI. It’s an apt moment to consider how treacherous Christian witness can be for many of the world’s faithful – those in religious minorities, those in countries where religious authority derives from the state, those where the state recognizes religious freedom but is too weak or too lax to protect it.

Consider the 58 Syriac Christians, including two priests, killed in the Our Lady of Salvation Church terrorist attack in Baghdad Oct. 31, and the 100 more slain in later sectarian violence in Iraq as the self-appointed Islamic State of Iraq threatened war on Christians throughout the region. Recall the seven Coptic Christians – and one Muslim security guard – murdered last Jan. 6 in drive-by shootings in Nagaa Hammadi as they emerged from Christmas Eve services at the southern Egyptian town’s main church.

The attackers blamed a Christian for the rape of a 12-year-old girl the previous November and decided to slaughter innocents in revenge.

Such threats may seem far away, but are they really? Sectarian-confessional violence may be the bloodiest peril to religious freedom, but what of the Western intellectual fundamentalism of the militant atheists who threatened to arrest the pope for clergy abuse-related “crimes against humanity” on his recent apostolic journey to the United Kingdom? A stunt, perhaps, but stunts have a way of propagating unintended consequences. The atheists’ maneuver was different in execution, surely, from the worst of theological fundamentalism but possibly not so much in its judgmental hellfire. Here in the United States, worshipers aren’t murdered nor are religious leaders targeted. But our winnertake-all political environment leaves us

open to a third, mundane kind of intolerance – the kind that demands to even the score for justice, trial or not, and to assume the worst of our opponents’ character.

On this page, we feature two examples of such attacks on the Catholic Church, one in Connecticut and one here in San Francisco. Our point isn’t to retell the battles but to share a reflection and an opinion on the deep roots of religious freedom and the need for vigilance even very close to home – even in our house.

The reflection is by Bridgeport, Conn., Bishop William Lori, whose flock fended off a 2009 state legislative attempt to change Church governance in order to give the laity control of non-ecclesial decisions and make the bishops advisory.

The two legislators who proposed the bill said it originated with a group of Catholic parishioners in response to a priest’s embezzlement conviction; they denied it was an attack on freedom of religion and said it was their duty “to keep an open mind to what these parishioners say about their church.” But Bishop Lori felt there was more to it: the bill was “a thinly veiled attempt to silence the Catholic Church on the important issues of the day, such as same-sex marriage.”

The opinion is from a federal appeals court ruling on a 2006 San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ resolution that vented politicians’ outrage over Church teaching on marriage and family – on adoption, in particular. The opinion was signed by a minority of three justices on a panel that weighed the constitutionality of the resolution; the majority felt the supervisors were within their constitutional rights to state their differences with the Church on an important social matter and that criticism of the faith itself was not their primary purpose. They voted to uphold a lower-court ruling to dismiss the case, which the plaintiffs hope the U.S. Supreme Court will take up and finally SACRED FREEDOM, page 15

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The public role of religion Following is an excerpt from “Let Freedom Ring: A for his robust defense of the freedom of religion and his Pastoral Letter on Religious Freedom,” by Bishop William E. recognition of the practical importance of the separation of Lori of Bridgeport, Conn. Written in response to recent chal- Church and State in the American form of constitutional lenges to the Church in Connecticut, including the state’s government. What follows reflects in some measure the role in redefining marriage and a 2009 legislative attempt thought of Father Murray. Through the centuries the freedom to impose state controls on Church governance, the letter of the Church to govern its own affairs had to be won, even explores the two major themes of religious liberty as a God- wrested, from kings and emperors. For example, in 1075 given human right — not as a grant from the state— and the Pope Gregory VII stoutly condemned secular control over understanding of religion as a social good, and a contributor the selection and investiture of bishops. About a century to a just and life-affirming social order. Bishop Lori cites later, Archbishop Thomas Becket would be murdered in his struggle with King Henry II, the Danbury Baptists, an who asserted his claim of early 19th century Christian One of the ways the Church supremacy over the Church group that fought for reliin England. It is reasonable gious freedom as a gift limits the reach of government for us to see these struggles from the creator rather than as remotely clearing the path as a favor granted by the state. Source: Connecticut into our lives is by amplifying the for the American experiment and its separation of Church Catholic Public Affairs and State. And not unlike the Conference, ctcatholic.org. voice of individual consciences Danbury Baptists, on balIt wasn’t long ago that ance we should regard this American Catholics, after so that it can be heard and separation as an advantage decades of overt anti-Catholboth to the Church and to icism stretching back to respected in the public square. the State. the 19th century, entered The Second Vatican the mainstream of society.

Council’s “Declaration on Gradually, anti-Catholic hiring practices and laws gave way as Catholics took their rightful Religious Liberty,” issued on Dec. 7, 1965, affirmed one’s places in public and professional life. This crescendo of confi- right to worship in accord with one’s conscience and also dence was symbolized by the election of John F. Kennedy in implied the advisability of separating Church and State, that is 1960, the nation’s first and only Catholic president. November to say, that advisability of distinguishing between the political 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s elec- power of the State and the religious authority of the Church, tion and thus it is an appropriate moment to recall his Inaugural and protecting the latter from the former. This Declaration Address in which he stated that the principle for which our went on to teach that “the right to religious freedom has its Founding Fathers fought was the idea that our rights “come foundation in the very dignity of the human person,” not “in not from the generosity of the State but from the hand of God.” the subjective disposition of the person but in his very nature” And of these rights, religious liberty is mentioned first in the (“Dignitatis Humanae,” no. 2). Nothing in the Vatican II Declaration endorses the notion that society should be free Bill of Rights, a priority that is not accidental.

About the same time as President Kennedy’s election, from religion or that religion should be marginalized as someFather John Courtney Murray, SJ, became well-known thing irrational or dangerous. On the contrary, the Declaration

affirms the natural right of individuals to be free from State coercion with regard to privately held religious convictions as well as the natural right to express those beliefs publicly.

This public expression Bishop of faith takes the form of worship but includes William E. Lori more than worship: it includes education, and various forms of community service. Here we think of our parishes, our Catholic schools, after-school programs, religious education programs, as well as the array of services offered by Catholic Charities and Catholic hospitals. But we should also lay claim to our natural right to bring our religious convictions into the public square, to engage the culture in which we live, and to participate in debates and discussions which help to shape our character as a civic society. As George Washington said of religion, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these pillars of human happiness.”

Contrary to what some think, religion is not merely a private matter between God and oneself. Rather, it plays an important public role in society in helping to protect the rights of conscience of the people over the powers of the government. The Danbury Baptists stated that “the legitimate Power of civil Government extends no further than to punish the man who works ill to his neighbor.” We can take this a step further by asserting, in Father Murray’s words, that religion stands “between the body politic and the public power, not only limiting the reach of the power over the people, but also mobilizing the moral consensus of the people and bringing it to bear upon the power” (John Courtney Murray, SJ, “We GUEST COMMENTARY, page 15

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■ Continued from page 14 sort out the growing judicial confusion over the limits of government behavior toward religion. The full ruling in Catholic League vs. San Francisco can be downloaded from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at.ca9.uscourts.gov/opinions/index. php. We excerpt just the highlight from the minority view, written by Judge Andrew Kleinfeld, that San Francisco crossed the constitutional line and that, historically, such moves have had consequences: “Though it is hard to imagine that government condemnation of the Catholic Church would generate a pogrom against Catholics as it might at another time or for a religion with fewer and more defenseless adherents, the risk of serious consequences cannot be disregarded.

Vandals might be emboldened by

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■ Continued from page 14 Hold These Truths: Catholic Reflections on the American Proposition,” p. 202).

One of the ways the Church limits the reach of government into our lives is by amplifying the voice of individual consciences so that it can be heard and respected in the public square. Thus we join with fellow citizens and believers as a community of faith and reason both to make our voices heard and also to resist encroachments by the governmental power on our consciences. After all, it is not the government which grants liberty of conscience or even guarantees it. Liberty of conscience is a natural right and organized religion mediates between individuals and the government in defending not only the freedom to worship but also the freedom to proclaim publicly one’s beliefs, to act upon them, and to bring them to bear upon the culture at large. The Church, then, is not merely a voluntary social service organization but rather an established pillar of society with an important public role.

In addition, the Church and its members play an indispensable role in the formation of present and future generations of citizens even as it serves the poor and the marginalized.

Indeed, the Catholic Church remains the largest non-governmental source of charitable, social, and educational services in Connecticut, not to mention the many pastoral services offered to families and individuals throughout the State. We should view with deep concern the increasing tendency of the State to play an over arching role in the day-to-day life of its citizens by attempting to limit the role of families, churches, and other community organizations in forming young people and providing social services. Government has a duty to look after the welfare of its citizens, but in doing so, must respect their beliefs and partner with churches

knowledge that their government agrees that the Catholic Church is hateful and discriminatory. Parishioners might be concerned about driving their car to Mass for fear that it might be keyed in the parking lot. Zoning officials might be emboldened to deny variances and building permits on grounds they might not apply to other churches. Catholic city employees might fear for their promotions if they show too much religiosity, as by coming to work on Ash Wednesday with ash crosses on their foreheads. There are very good reasons why the Constitution directs government to stay out of religious matters.

“Our Founding Fathers were well aware of the strife in Europe during the Thirty Years War, and in England in the English Revolution, over religion. They put together a nation of Protestants of various disagreeing sects, Catholics, and Jews, by excluding government from religion. The exclusion was not anticlerical, and did not invite govern-

ment hostility to any church. Our revolution, unlike the French, Mexican, or Russian revolutions, had no element of anti-clericalism.

Our Bill of Rights established freedom of religion, not hostility to or establishment of any religion.

“If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion ...

“Yet the San Francisco Board of Supervisors took upon itself authority to ‘prescribe what shall be orthodox’ in Catholic doctrine. Government cannot constitutionally prescribe a religious orthodoxy and condemn heresy on homosexuality, or anything else. ...America allows both loyalty to faith and first-class citizenship.”

Religious freedom isn’t a one-way street, as the Vatican II Declaration notes: believers are bound to defend it with prudence and patience, never having recourse to means

and other organizations that generously and effectively serve an array of societal needs.

Let’s focus for a moment on the tendency of government to override the legitimate role and authority of parents and guardians. Connecticut is one of the few states that lack a notification law for minors seeking an abortion. A school nurse needs permission from a parent or guardian to provide an aspirin to a child, but that same child can procure an abortion without the knowledge or approval of anyone — parent, guardian, grandparent or adult sibling. Under current law minors can undergo an abortion at the hands of strangers without adequate information and without a system of support to deal with the aftermath of an abortion. Thus far the Select Committee on Children of the State Legislature has been unwilling even to grant a hearing for an adult notification law. No wonder abortion rates are falling throughout the country but have risen in the Constitution State.

Few parents want their children simply to absorb the prevailing mores of secular culture; few want them to sink to the lowest common denominator. Parents are assisted by religious communities in their obligation to oversee what is taught to their children in school and what values or counter-values are being impressed upon them. Our families are supported by excellent Catholic schools, parish religious education programs, and youth groups as well as various events and programs for young people.

These and other ministries and initiatives serve as a counterbalance and as a competing voice to the secularity of government-led schools and programs. Far from being something bad, this exercise of religious liberty is one of the glories of a free society and a source of strength for our State and our Republic. It helps to form and strengthen a moral consensus upon which a diverse but cohesive and humane society can be built. The State should welcome the moral and character formation of its citizens by families and by religion.

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that are incompatible with the Gospel. Yet circumstance can never justify breaching the church-state wall. The Colorado Springs Gazette, a newspaper that supports the right to marry for all couples, editorialized Nov. 5 against San Francisco’s condemnation of the Church and in favor of protections for religious freedom whether or not the ideas and actors protected are popular. “Freedom of religion and association are protected by law – even for people whom government authorities despise,” the newspaper said in an unwitting echo of the Declaration in Rome 45 years ago.

“In order that relationships of peace and harmony be established and maintained within the whole of mankind,” the Declaration states, “it is necessary that religious freedom be everywhere provided with an effective constitutional guarantee and that respect be shown for the high duty and right of man freely to lead his religious life in society.”

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Sacred freedom . . .

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People gather outside the Connecticut Capitol in Hartford in 2009 to protest a bill, later withdrawn, that would have changed Catholic parish governance.

Now the hard work begins Voting was easy.

Going to the polls, standing in line and marking our ballots – important as it was — took little effort for most of us. Far more essential is the ongoing work that must follow.

Amidst the barrage of nasty attack ads and the refusal of most candidates to clearly communicate strong positions in defense of the life and dignity of all — it was unfortunately quite difficult to decide who the most ethical candidates were.

So once again we have many U.S. senators and representatives, governors and state legislators who are less than enthusiastic at best and downright hostile at worst, to the comprehensive respect life teachings of the Catholic Church.

Since the overwhelming majority of politicians refuse to work for the passage of legislation which protects the unborn, abolishes capital punishment, stops corporate profits from sweatshops, reforms unjust immigration laws, defends the environment, reverses global warming, ends the arms race, encourages nonviolent conflict resolution, lifts the poor out of poverty, provides universal health insurance, and ensures adequate nutrition for the hungry masses, many of the earth’s people continue to suffer.

Faithful Catholics cannot let this happen.

Pope Benedict XVI, in his encyclical “Deus Caritas Est,” (“God is Love”) powerfully teaches that “Love for widows and orphans, prisoners, and the sick and needy of every kind, is

as essential to [the Church] as the ministry of the sacraments and the preaching of the Gospel.”

While many selfishly think that government should mainly be limited to lowering their taxes and maintaining a huge military, Catholic social teaching strongly disagrees.

In his challenging encyclical “Mater et Magistra” (“Christianity and Social Progress”) Pope John XXIII wrote “… It is requested again and again of public authorities responsible for the common good, that they intervene in a wide variety of economic affairs, and that, in a more extensive and organized way than heretofore, they adapt institutions, tasks, means, and procedures to this end.”

The Catholic Church calls government to expand its role to the point where each person’s basic human rights are ensured.

But government will not move on its own; it must be pushed by people of faith. It has been accurately noted that most politicians do not see the light until they feel the heat.

We need to tirelessly pray and work to ensure that everyone adequately shares in the goods of the earth, and learns to live together in peace.

For the sake of our suffering brothers and sisters here, and around the world, it is absolutely essential that Catholics be politically involved throughout the year, not just on Election Day. There are many good Catholic organizations prepared

to inform and assist us in our efforts to help others: The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, usccb.org — click on life and social justice issues; the California Catholic Conference, cacatholic.org; Priests for Life, priestsforlife.org, Pax Christi USA, paxchristiusa.org, Catholic Relief Services, crs. org; Catholic Charities USA, Tony Magliano catholiccharitiesusa.org; and The Catholic Coalition on Climate Change catholicsandclimatechange.org.

Consider regularly visiting the above sites, and please sign up to receive their “action alerts.”

Let’s strongly communicate to the people we put in public office that the needs of the poor and vulnerable should be top priority, and that we expect broad, sweeping legislation passed on their behalf.

Let’s turn up the heat.

Tony Magliano writes a column on social justice issues for Catholic News Service.

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A READING FROM THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL 2 SM 5:1-3 In those days, all the tribes of Israel came to David in Hebron and said: “Here we are, your bone and your flesh. In days past, when Saul was our king, it was you who led the Israelites out and brought them back. And the Lord said to you, ‘You shall shepherd my people Israel and shall be commander of Israel.’” When all the elders of Israel came to David in Hebron, King David made an agreement with them there before the Lord, and they anointed him king of Israel.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM PS 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5 R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

I rejoiced because they said to me, “We will go up to the house of the Lord.”

And now we have set foot within your gates, O Jerusalem.

R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

Jerusalem, built as a city with compact unity.

To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord.

The Solemnity of Christ the King 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

According to the decree for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.

In it are set up judgment seats, seats for the house of David.

R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF COLOSSIANS COL 1:12-20 Brothers and sisters: Let us give thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of

the holy ones in light. He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him.

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent. For in him all the

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his last Sunday before the Advent season celebrates our belief in Jesus Christ as King and savior of the world whose love extends to persons of all faiths and traditions.

We regret that our religion has been used as a platform to dominate less powerful people, force their submission, and compel them to adopt Christianity under threat of torture or death. We leap several centuries forward and consider the last twenty years. We feel chastened by the ineffectiveness of religious instruction under European colonialism which fostered rather than mitigated tribal rivalries between Hutu and Tutsi in Rwanda and Burundi and its bloodbath of mindless massacres encouraged by religious leaders on radio and bullhorn. In the former Yugoslavia, the rapes and physical violence committed against Muslim women by Christian Serbs and Croatian Catholics were inspired in part by ancient religious feuds.

Surely Jesus Christ is not King of these acts of depravity, no matter how motivated the perpetrators were by loyalty to Christianity.

We have come to feel disgust, not a sense of triumph, when religion is used to justify violence. This cannot be true faith. And what distorted idea of religion imagines God’s tolerance of violence? What kind of God takes satisfaction when Christians claim to achieve victory and justice through acts of physical savagery? This is not a God we recognize.

The readings for this Sunday offer a corrective to mistaken ideas about the kingship of Jesus. Christ the King does not embody divine power as domination and control over others. What are the signs of authentic Christlike power expressed as leadership in a parish or a diocese? We can identify five of them in the readings.

The opening prayer speaks of God who breaks the power of evil and makes all things new in Jesus Christ. Thus, the first evidence of Christian leadership might be relief. People feel this is a new day because evil has been

Scripture reflection SISTER ELOISE ROSENBLATT

Leadership in the Christian community interrupted. Perhaps evil has been experienced as fear of retaliation, lack of administrative direction, conflicts that have never been offered resolution, or rivalries that have never been directed toward achieving the common good. Now there is a break; something new is made possible.

The second expression of Christian leadership, the spirit of shepherding the flock, is suggested in the first reading. The followers of David express familial loyalty to their leader. They feel bound to him as “your bone and your flesh.” They remind him of his role: He is supposed to be their shepherd and relate to them as “my people Israel,” as an entire community that he cherishes. He is not to single out favorites, choosing some to protect, and others to sideline or abandon. To be “commander of Israel” refers to his role as defender of the community as a whole. He is on the side of each member of the community, loyal to each as part of the family.

The third expression of leadership is fostering a feeling of happiness, unity and solidarity

with the institutional Church, symbolized by the city Jerusalem in the psalm. How difficult a task this is today for a leader. But there it is: It is the leader’s role to be the first to say, “I rejoiced because they said to me, ‘We will go up to the house of the Lord.’” In such a time of unrest, a leader must capture and hold a vision of the grand mystery of the Church — its origin, history and destiny — and not get submerged by its clergy scandals, doctrinal disputes or disciplinary furors. A good leader keeps up morale for the challenging pilgrimage the community is making toward God. A fourth expression is found in the second reading. We have been “transferred to the kingdom of his beloved Son in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” The transfer is not privatized. The one leading in the spirit of Jesus Christ extends to everyone the possibility of reconciliation. One of the most important roles of a leader is “to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross.” Social and ideological divisions, hostilities, grudges and long-held griefs are

fullness was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.

A READING FROM THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO LUKE LK 23:35-43 The rulers sneered at Jesus and said, “He saved others, let him save himself if he is the chosen one, the Christ of God.” Even the soldiers jeered at him. As they approached to offer him wine they called out, “If you are King of the Jews, save yourself.” Above him there was an inscription that read, “This is the King of the Jews.”

Now one of the criminals hanging there reviled Jesus, saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us.” The other, however, rebuking him, said in reply, “Have you no fear of God, for you are subject to the same condemnation? And indeed, we have been condemned justly, for the sentence we received corresponds to our crimes, but this man has done nothing criminal.” Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.” He replied to him, “Amen, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.” part of the human condition. A leader acting in the Spirit of Christ promotes dispute-resolution structures and processes to inspire the community with new paths to personal, familial and societal peace. Peacemaking and reconciliation include but also call for more than a private ritual of sacramental forgiveness.

The fifth expression of Christian leadership, selflessness, can be associated with the Gospel scene of Jesus’ crucifixion. The inscription on the cross read, “This is the King of the Jews.”

It was a mocking, satirical inscription, meant to insult and humiliate Jesus and his followers.

The message of Pilate was, “This is what happens to people who claim to be king. All Jews, be warned.” Leadership within the community of faith is not always a role that comes with a guarantee of honor and respect. Leaders might expect that they finally will have authority to set priorities, make historically important decisions, do long-term visioning and planning, and leave their personal mark on the parish, the diocese, the faith-based organization, or the religious community. What do they find much of the job is? Paperwork. Moving paper. Creating paper.

Reviewing someone else’s paper. Tracking paper. Filing paper. Accepting the inglorious reality of the ministry, including its insults, is part of selfless leadership in the spirit of Jesus.

When we pray the Our Father, the phrase “your kingdom come” has special resonance today. The kingdom of God is expressed in the way Jesus Christ is breaker of evil, our shepherd and defender, bearer of hope for what is to come, and our forgiver, peacemaker and reconciler. Finally, Jesus is the selfless Master who changes whatever story we had accepted for ourselves and assures us of an entirely new one: “Today you will be with me in paradise.”

Eloise Rosenblatt, RSM, is a Sister of Mercy, a theologian and an attorney in private practice in San Jose. Her e-mail is eloros@sbcglobal.net.

A sobering thought

By Sister Margie Lavonis, CSC There was a reflection question in one of my spiritual reading books a few months ago that I have pondered off and on ever since. The author asked, “What would happen to you if God decided to take back all his gifts that you neglected to thank him for?”

That is a sobering thought! Imagine if God made a declaration that he would give us a week to decide for what in our lives we want to thank him and he would take back all his other gifts.

Further imagine that God made it even more difficult and told us we had to limit our choices to ten things. No doubt, whatever we would choose would tell us a lot about our values and what is really important to us.

As I reflect on this I guess the first thing I would give thanks for is the fundamental gift of life itself. It is so easy to take our lives for granted. That comes home to me every time I hear about a sudden or unexpected death, like a vivacious, fun-loving friend of mine who suddenly dropped dead recently. I could also

have been aborted by my mother and never had a chance to live.

My family would also be included on my list. There are so many abandoned and abused children in the world. To have a loving and supportive family is truly a gift for which I am grateful. And as I write this I remind myself how important it is to express my gratitude to the members.

Another valued gift for me would be the Family of Holy Cross. My religious vocation and my community are precious to me. I have been touched in numerous ways by my sisters. My vocation has also given me the opportunity to do many things and to serve many wonderful people. I guess this is part of the “hundredfold” that Jesus spoke about.

Friends would be high on my list. God has blessed me with special people in my life and I cannot imagine what it would be like not to be close to anyone. We all need intimacy no matter what walk of life. Without loving relationships we cannot fully develop.

My faith is also a valued gift. As I have written before, I cannot even begin to imagine what my life would be like if I did

not believe in God. I would be overwhelmed by the troubles of our world if I did not trust and hope in Jesus. He is my rock and foundation. I can count on his love no matter what!

I am also grateful for my education and the many opportunities I have had, and continue to have, to develop my mind. The ability to learn is also part of this gift. Sometimes when we are young we don’t fully appreciate school but education is a very valuable gift that not everyone has — one that many waste or take for granted.

Life in a democracy and the freedoms that come with it are gifts I value. The United States has many flaws and is not the perfect society, but I’d never want to live anywhere else. Our country has been blessed and has a responsibility to share our abundance with others.

Another gift I cherish is the ability to serve others. I think of those who are out of work, have jobs that they hate or unable to work at all. For the most part I have loved every ministry I have ever been in. That is truly a gift to thank God for.

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Help the needy this holiday season The needs of organizations serving the poor in the Archdiocese of San Francisco have never been greater than now and especially during Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Catholic San Francisco is glad to offer help by publishing the Wish Lists of some of these outstanding service groups. On behalf of all, thank you!

Children play at CCCYO’s Treasure Island Child Development Center.

A client at CCCYO’s San Carlos Adult Day Center.

Catholic Charities CYO www.cccyo.org/wishlist (415) 972-1200 180 Howard Street, Suite 100, San Francisco 94105 Multiple drop-off locations available in San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin Counties, please call Michelle Montoya at (415) 972-1946 or visit the agency website for drop-off listings.

Inquiries about volunteer opportunities should be directed to Liz Rodriguez, erodriguez@cccyo.org or (415) 972-1297.

Catholic Charities CYO is the social services arm of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Catholic Charities CYO’s services help the most vulnerable families in San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo Counties. CCCYO provides services that focus on preventing homelessness, providing permanent housing and health stabilization, providing counseling, helping seniors age with dignity, giving children and youth the chance to have healthy futures and welcoming newcomers with respect and dignity. Donate online to a designated service area by visiting www.cccyo.org/donate.

Wish List: Gift Cards to Target, Safeway, Walgreens or other comparable stores; arts and crafts materials, board games and toys for children and youth of all ages; electronics such as digital cameras, computers/laptops, color printers. A complete list, by program, is listed at www.cccyo.org/wishlist.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County www.vinnies.org cpaquette@vinnies.org (415) 454-3303 ext. 12 Drop off: 820 B Street, San Rafael, CA 94901 To volunteer, go to www.vinnies.org for details.

Last year, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County helped more than 16,000 people in our community, offering free meals, rental deposits, utility assistance and more. Our goal is to provide services to Marin’s struggling citizens who might not otherwise receive help. This year, we will serve 200,000 healthy meals to our county’s senior citizens, low income workers, struggling families, veterans and homeless residents.

We do this without government or church funds, allowing us to serve the community without barriers or restrictions in a timely and compassionate manner. We offer these services free of charge, thanks to our generous donors who value and support the work we do.

Wish list: Turkeys and all other kinds of protein including ham, ground beef, canned tuna, etc.; Safeway food cards.

Cash donations to P.O. Box 150527 San Rafael CA 94915.

St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco www.svdp-sf.org tszarnicki@svdp-sf.org (415) 977-1270 Donations may be dropped off at our Administrative Office at 169 Stillman St. (4th St. at Bryant). The SVDP Administrative Office is open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. To arrange for a pick-up, please call our Pick-Up Line: (415) 908-3656.

For 150 years, the St. Vincent de Paul Society of San Francisco has provided emergency food, clothing and shelter, comprehensive services and transitional housing for those suffering from domestic violence, poverty, addiction and homelessness. We are a Catholic lay organization whose mission is to help the needy on a one-to-one basis and accomplish through charity what justice alone cannot do. Our programs include the largest homeless shelter in Northern California, the largest system of battered women’s shelters and services in the city, an addiction recovery center and a help desk that supports the impoverished and homeless with free food, clothing and small household items.

Wish List: Refrigerator; toothpaste and toothbrushes; razors; new socks; new underwear (men’s and women’s); gloves, hats and scarves; pants (men’s and women’s); sofas or loveseats; nonperishable food items; Safeway gift cards.

Holy Family Day Home www.holyfamilydayhome.org khayden@holyfamilydayhome.org (415) 565-0504, extension 201 Drop off by appointment: 299 Dolores St. at 16th, San Francisco.

To volunteer: email cmota@holyfamilydayhome.org Holy Family Day Home provides affordable, high-quality early educational childcare in a stable and nurturing environment for 171 children of working poor and homeless families. Our early childhood education program serves children 2 months to 6 years,

The St. Anthony Foundation needs clean, gently used clothing and warm coats.

The St. Anthony Dining Room in San Francisco.

and provides a sound foundation for school readiness and lifelong development. By offering early childhood education and comprehensive services to parents and guardians simultaneously, we are responding to the dire challenges facing low-income families.

HFDH is effectively breaking the cycle of poverty.

Wish List: A simple public address system – microphone with speakers for family celebrations and events; Ikea wooden train and table with accessories; community playthings rocking boat; rolls of white butcher paper and construction paper ; tempera paint in gallon quantities; wicker or woven baskets for blocks and play cars/ trucks; Phillips Advent 9-ounce baby bottles ; board books for babies (ages infant to 2years); books on CD’s for ages 3 to 6 years; bibs and disposable diapers for infants and toddlers.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County www.svdp-sanmateoco.org svdpinfo@yahoo.com (650) 373-0623 Mail or drop off donations: Society of St. Vincent de Paul District Office, 50 North B St., San Mateo CA 94401. Visit www.svdp-sanmateoco.org for volunteer opportunities. E-mail svdpinfo@yahoo.com to register for monthly volunteer orientation. If you would like a collection barrel for your school or office, call (650) 373-0623.

Through feeding the homeless and hungry, keeping people housed, offering basic survival necessities, SVdP is the safety net for those in need in our community. Annually over 40,000 Peninsula residents are helped by more than 1,000 Vincentian volunteers.

At Thanksgiving we provide meals for over 4,000 people and at Christmas, along with holiday meals, we distribute gifts of clothes and toys to 5,000 neighbors in need. SVdP serves daily meals to 250 homeless brothers and sisters at Homeless Help Centers in South San Francisco, San Mateo and Redwood City. We are the vouchering agency for the few shelter beds available in our community and we distribute hundreds of sleeping bags, underwear, hats and gloves to those without shelter.

Wish List: Cash donations to help with rent or utility assistance; tuna, peanut butter or protein rich foods; scarves, hats and gloves for cold weather; white T-shirts and socks; razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes; travel size shampoo, lotion; sleeping bags and backpacks; diapers and baby wipes, powder, lotion; gift cards for shoes.

St. Anthony Foundation www.stanthonysf.org info@stanthonysf.org Drop-off : 105 Golden Gate Ave. at Jones, San Francisco, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., weekends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 20-25 and Dec. 18-24.

Volunteer opportunities: Volunteer with your friends, family, or co-workers as a group as part of our Holiday Curbside Drive. Visit www.stanthonysf.org to learn more.

For 60 years, St. Anthony’s has offered a gateway out of poverty through a network of life-sustaining services. By addressing immediate needs such as hunger and clothing, as well as long term needs such as employment, drug and alcohol addiction, and physical and mental health, St. Anthony’s supports people in need as they pursue training, work, sobriety, and purpose. St. Anthony’s does not accept any federal, state, or local government support. We are entirely funded by private donations.

Wish List: Clean, gently used clothing; warm coats; jars of peanut butter; cans of tuna; bags of rice and beans (especially large sizes); bags of pasta; travel-sized toiletries; toothbrushes; brand new socks; brand new underwear.

St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room www.paduadiningroom.com maxtorres@covad.net (650) 365-9664/9665 Drop-off donations at 3500 Middlefield Rd. in Menlo Park. (Go to the back of the church parking lot to left of large building.) We need volunteers from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday for preparation and food serving. Call (650) 365-9664 to sign up.

The Padua Dining Room provides a hot, nutritious meal 52 weeks a year. We serve from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday serving more than 175,000 meals a year. We charge no fees, ask no questions, and turn no one away. Our clothing distribution center provides basic apparel needs for women, children and men two days a week. Whether clients are being served a meal or receiving health care advice, they are always treated with dignity and respect and are received in a spirit of hospitality.

Wish List (Institutional quantities preferred): Frozen turkeys, whole hams, canned tuna, instant potatoes, pasta; rice in 25-pound sacks; pinto beans in 24-pound sacks; ground coffee; mayonnaise; 30-pound containers from Costco. Cash donations give us great flexibility.

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Advent: solemn preparations, joyful feasts

Dec. 6, St. Nicholas Day Children celebrate St. Nicholas Day by putting out their shoes the night before so their parents, in the name of St. Nicholas, can fill them with little treats, often goldfoil wrapped chocolate coins. The legend is that St. Nicholas threw bags of gold coins into the home of an impoverished father who needed dowries for his three daughters to marry else they would end up sold into slavery. St. Nicholas was a key figure in the Church of the third century, a bishop of Myra (in what is now Turkey) who was exiled and imprisoned for his faith by Roman Emperor Diocletian. Upon his release, St. Nicholas attended the Council of Nicea in 325. It is the work of the bishops in the Council of Nicea that led to the proclamation of our faith in the Nicene Creed we proclaim at Mass on Sunday. He died Dec. 6, 343, in Myra.

Mexicans were baptized Christian. Because the conversion to Christianity led to the end of the practice of human sacrifice by the Aztecs, and because she is pregnant in the image, Our Lady of Guadalupe is also patron of the pro-life movement.

This feast is particularly dear to the heart of Latin Catholics and is celebrated particularly at several parishes, including Mission Dolores in San Francisco and at St. Anthony of Padua in Menlo Park.

Mission Dolores Basilica celebrates with a dawn Mass that begins at 4:30 a.m. and includes a shower of rose petals onto the altar during the presentation of the gifts. Auxiliary Bishop William Justice will celebrate the Mass this year, which is followed by a reception. The event attracts more than 1,000 each year.

In San Mateo, St. Anthony of Padua parish holds a novena, beginning Dec. 4 with 7 p.m. Mass every night concluding with a gala celebration that begins at 7 p.m. on Dec. 11 and continues all night, with food, singing, mariachi bands, and praying, through two 6 p.m. Masses on the evening of Dec. 12. Pastor Father Fabio Medina expects 6,000 to 9,000 people.

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Advent is the Church’s time of preparation for Christ’s coming at Christmas and a time to consider Christ’s Second Coming at the end of time. Preparing and joyfully expecting, as a mother, as Mary expected Jesus’ birth, is the essence of Advent. The season of Advent includes a number of joyful feasts and novenas that are commonly celebrated in the Church and in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Simbang Gabi, a Christmas Novena O God, as light comes from this candle, The Simbang Gabi is a Filipino may the blessing of Jesus Christ devotion and cultural tradicome to us, warming our hearts tion observed in preparation for Christmas. Nine days of Masses Dec. 8, Feast of the and brightening our way. celebrated either in the morning Immaculate Conception May Christ our Savior bring life into or the evening that begin either Holy Day of Obligation in the darkness of this world, and Dec. 15 or Dec. 16. A feature of the United States which means to us, as we wait for his coming. the Simbang Gabi is the display Catholics are required to attend of the Filipino “parol” (Christmas Mass on this day. The Immaculate Conception is the patron of the United States. Pope Pius star-shaped lantern) that symbolizes the star of Bethlehem.

IX proclaimed the infallible doctrine of the Immaculate After each Mass, attendees are invited to the parish hall for Conception on Dec. 8, 1854: that the Blessed Virgin Mary refreshment/hospitality. Parishes that celebrate Simbang “in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privi- Gabi include Epiphany; St. Patrick in San Francisco; Holy lege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Angels; Our Lady of Mercy; Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Christ, the Savior of the human race, was preserved exempt Mater Dolorosa; St. Veronica; St. Andrew; St. Augustine; from all stain of original sin.” Our Lady of the Immaculate St. Catherine of Siena; Holy Name of Jesus;, St. Gabriel; Conception was declared the patroness of the United States St. Elizabeth; and Our Lady of the Visitation. by the first Council of Baltimore in 1846. The patronal church of the United States is the Basilica of the National Las Posadas This is a Christmas novena of nine days but is also celShrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C., ebrated as a one day event in some parishes. The procession on the campus of Catholic University of America. commemorates the search of Mary and Joseph for a place to lay their heads on Christmas Eve. In the traditional Spanish Dec. 12, Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to a simple peasant Juan and Mexican celebration, Las Posadas (Spanish for “the inn”) Diego, at Tepeyac, a hill northwest of what is now Mexico re-enacts Joseph’s search for room at the inn. Some parishes City, on Dec. 9, 1531. In 1910 Our Lady of Guadalupe was which celebrate Las Posadas include Sts. Peter and Paul, declared Patroness of Latin America, and in 1945 Pope Pius Our Lady of Visitation, St. Anthony of Padua in Menlo Park.

XII declared her to be the Empress of all the Americas. She The Sts. Peter and Paul event begins at 7 p.m. Dec. 23, and left a miraculous portrait of herself, in the early stages of the procession goes from Sts. Peter and Paul to the National pregnancy, in the tilma of Juan Diego, after he filled his man- Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. It includes a donkey and a tel with roses from Our Lady that he brought to the bishop llama among other animals. St. Anthony of Padua parish to show as evidence of her wish that a church be built on the begins Las Posadas with a 7 p.m. Mass Dec. 16 and concludes site. The image is kept in the shrine built in her honor, the on Dec. 23. Each day features the Rosary, a piñata and feast in Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Within a short time of the community hall. One day the community also collects and the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe, millions of Native hands out Christmas gifts, “no questions asked” for children.

What is Advent?

By Patrick Vallez-Kelly In short, Advent is a sacred time of preparation.

The “General Norms for the Liturgical Year and the Calendar,” no. 39, gives us this clear characterization of the season: “Advent has a twofold character: as a season to prepare for Christmas when Christ’s first coming to us is remembered; as a season when that remembrance directs the mind and heart to await Christ’s Second Coming at the end of time. Advent is thus a period for devout and joyful expectation.”

Spiritual writers have talked about it as a time to make room in the heart for Christ the Guest, so that he might dwell within us comfortably, but also as a time when we might consider ourselves pregnant along with Mary, preparing to manifest Christ to the world in our day through our celebration as Church and our discipleship.

The liturgical season of Advent has a complex history. At one time it was, like Lent, a time for catechumens to prepare for baptisms. They would be baptized on the feast of the Epiphany. There was a time when Advent was also seen as a penitential season before the Christmas feast, but that is not how the Church describes it now. Still, the liturgical texts for Advent call persistently to God to free us from sin and darkness. I know that in my life, if I am preparing for a guest, I have some cleaning up to do! (You should see my office.) But Advent is about much more than simple repentance. It’s about a world longing for wholeness, freedom and justice, and it’s about God’s promised fulfillment of that longing in Jesus Christ. That’s where the joy comes in!

Especially here in the Northern Hemisphere, the short days and long nights and colder weather can push some of us into dark moods. This is so sad.

The feast of Christmas is the feast of the light of God coming into the world in the person of Jesus Christ. He is compassion and mercy, light and hope, for all who need that promise. Advent is a great time to reach out to someone who is struggling or feeling down and out.

Lately, in my life, I have been re-learning the value of waiting. God can teach us and form us profoundly when we allow Advent to be pregnant time, not jumping ahead into the Christmas celebration prematurely. We’ve seen what can happen if we don’t give enough time to let the paint or glue dry, or if we don’t give a plant time to put down strong roots. Good things need time to grow and stabilize.

Advent can be time to cultivate a new virtue. This year, with Christmas falling on a Saturday, we get a full four weeks of Advent. I’m going to try to give myself over to God for the full season and maybe, just maybe, I’ll be a few baby steps closer to the Kingdom when it’s time to celebrate Christmas. May you have a blessed Advent, too.

Patrick Vallez-Kelly is director of the Office of Worship of the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

A season of anticipation The season of Advent has a twofold character, a double of the Lord. This advent, the coming of the Lord and the meaning. Advent prepares us for Christmas, the celebration anniversary of his birth, replaced the advent and birth of the of Christ’s first coming to us. And it also reminds us to direct unvanquished sun of the winter solstice. This use of the word our minds and hearts to be prepared for Christ’s second “advent” gained prominence during the reign of the Emperor coming at the end of time.

Constantine (306-337). To grant tolerance to all religions In Christian usage the word “advent” (adventus) has and to allow the open practice of Christianity, he issued the a special liturgical significance, but the origin of the word Edict of Milan in 313. As Christian feasts were adopted and is pagan. celebrated, pagan festivals were soon At the time of Jesus’ birth the replaced and forgotten.

The ancient idea of pagans observed a manifestation The ancient idea of advent of their pagan divinity that came underlies the prayers of Advent that advent underlies the to dwell in its temple at a certain call forth the coming of the Lord, time each year. This pagan feast often with the same image of the was called advent, and it marked temple. prayers of Advent that an anniversary of the return of their Now Advent signals a time to pagan god to the temple. During this prepare for Christmas, the celebracall forth the coming special time the temple was open. tion of the first coming of the Lord.

Ordinarily the temple was closed.

But the prayer texts and Scripture of the Lord.

In the days of the Roman readings of the Sunday Masses and emperor, advent also celebrated the the Liturgy of the Hours give ample coming of the emperor. attention to the second coming of the Lord to which we The word “advent” was suitable to describe the com- look forward. ing of the Son of God in the temple of his flesh. Gradually In reality the three distinct accents of the Liturgy of the use of this word was limited to describe the coming the Advent season are defined by the three comings of

the Lord: yesterday, at Bethlehem, when the Son of God was born of the Virgin Mary; today, in our world, where he is incarnate in the Church, in the sacraments, and in the faithful baptized into grace; tomorrow, when he returns in glory.

This, then, is the rich meaning of Advent. From Brother John the beginning of the liturM. Samaha, SM gical year we celebrate the whole panorama of the mystery of salvation history.

The variety of this season is not only desirable, it is truly appropriate because Advent is oriented toward the one who has come once for all, who is coming, and who will come.

Marianist Brother John Samaha resides at the Marianist Care Center in Cupertino and has been a religious for more than 60 years.

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Things to do for Advent Advent wreath: The Advent wreath is usually made of evergreens but can also be made of other materials, with four candles, three purple for the penitential Sundays of Advent and one pink for Guadete, the joyful third Sunday of Advent. Some wreathes include a white candle in the middle to light for Christmas. It symbolizes the years from Adam to Christ when the world awaited the Messiah’s coming. A candle is lit for each Sunday with prayers and a short Scripture reading so that by the last Sunday all four candles are lit.

Advent calendar: Many religious bookstores sell these, which feature a paper window for each day that children can open to see a religious figure, scene or Scripture saying inside. There is a window for each day and the excitement of opening a window a day culminates on Christmas with the window for the birth of Jesus. This is a popular and easy way to keep Advent in mind throughout the season.

Advent chain: Make a paper chain to count the days before Christmas. Write a task

on the inside of each link, for example: “Offer the birds a piece of bread or some seed,” or “Send a Christmas card to a lonely person.”

As family members remove links, this not only marks the days but also prepares our hearts for Christmas. (AmericanCatholic.org) The empty manger: When acts of service, sacrifice, or kindness are done in honor of Baby Jesus as a birthday present, the child receives a piece of straw to put into the manger.

Then, on Christmas morning, “Baby Jesus” is placed in the manger. (catholiceducation.org) Another variation is to have strips of paper with the good deed or sacrifice written on them and put each one in the manger at the end of the day or on Sunday, reading out loud what is written on the paper. (Creative Catechist magazine, November/December 2010).

Sheep or other stable animals: Each child has an animal that starts far across the mantle or other area with the empty crèche at the other end. Every time a good deed is done, the child moves his sheep or camel one step closer to the crèche. The idea is to encourage

Preparing for Jesus’ birthday

By Brother John M. Samaha, SM make Christmas truly Christ-centered. Set What do you do – besides shopping – to prepare for Christmas? Anything that is really connected with appreciating the real meaning of Jesus’ birthday? What does Advent mean for you? How can we prepare well for the arrival of Jesus at Christmas?

Are you familiar with any practices or customs that help make Christmas truly Christcentered? Remember that Jesus is the reason for the season.

Here are some ideas to consider personally, with your family, and with friends and colleagues. Do something really connected with the meaning of Advent to

priorities.

Daily reading and reflection: Set aside ten minutes or more daily to read and ponder the inspired Word of God in the daily Mass readings or in other Old Testament and New Testament stories that present the faith of the great characters, men and women, waiting in expectation for the coming of the promised Redeemer.

Receive Jesus in the sacraments: Consider participating in Holy Mass several times during the week, or daily if possible.

Take advantage of the wonderful opportunity to receive in Holy Communion the Jesus who became human like us to redeem us.

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good works in the time approaching Christmas and to remind children that Christmas is about the coming of the Child Jesus.

The Jesse tree: The Jesse tree is based on the words of the prophet Isaiah in the Old Testament: “A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.” It tells about Christ’s ancestry through symbols drawn from the Old Testament that tell our salvation history from creation to the birth of Jesus. A Jesse tree includes ornaments that represent Jesus’ ancestors: Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Noah, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Ruth, Jesse, David, Solomon, Isaiah and Jonah, Joseph, Mary. Assign everyone a name and, after reading about the person, try to decide on a symbol that could represent them. If possible, try to make the ornament threedimensional, and include a string on it so that it can be hung. Examples include a rainbow for Noah, a harp for David, a multi-colored cloak for Joseph. (Americancatholic.org, Creative Catechist magazine).

The penitential season of Advent is also a special time to receive God’s mercy in the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Participate in a parish communal penance celebration.

Play Kris Kringle: The spirit of caring and giving for another member of a family or group is another revered Advent custom. Each family member draws the name of another family member written on a slip of paper, for whom he or she will secretly play the role of Kris Kringle (Santa Claus), or Christkindl (the Christ Child). The person whose name was drawn is now in the special care of the Kris Kringle or Christkindl, who will perform acts of kindness for the person and perhaps offer a special gift at Christmas. On Christmas Eve each tries to guess who played Kris Kringle for them.

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Graduate theology course to be offered in San Francisco starting Feb. 1

By George Raine A graduate course in theology will be offered in San Francisco beginning Feb. 1, accommodating Catholic school teachers and others seeking to advance their careers and filling a void created in 2009 when the University of San Francisco ended its master’s program in theology.

The new program – beginning with a single, 14-week course in the spring semester but broadening thereafter – is being offered by the Jesuit School of Theology-Santa Clara University as part of its “Theology After Hours,” or flexible course offering.

The program is launching with a course titled “Spirituality and Ministry,” taught by William Dohar, director of the graduate program in Theology and Ministry at the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University.

Last spring, USF announced it was discontinuing its master’s degree program in theology to concentrate its resources on undergraduate theology and religious studies. At the time, there was demand for only three courses, each with an average of six students. The Jesuit-run university pledged to work with the Jesuits’ Santa Clara University and the Jesuit School of Theology, as well as the Archdiocese of San Francisco, to keep the program alive – and find a venue within San Francisco.

The course will be taught at St Agnes Church, 1025 Masonic Ave. “Spirituality and Ministry” will be offered Tuesdays, 6-9 p.m.

“It’s one Jesuit institution handing the baton to another,” Dohar said.

The Archdiocese in part wanted a graduate course available in San Francisco to accommodate San Franciscans.

“I am grateful to all involved for making this opportunity available for our local Church,” said Msgr. James Tarantino, Vicar for Administration and Moderator of the Curia. “Due to time and availability, many of our teachers and catechists find it difficult to further their education in the area of theology. The course offerings will make a huge difference for those who are interested in enhancing their degrees for the benefit of their students. This kind of collaboration is another great example to our local society of the strength and richness of the Church here in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.”

Catholic school teachers can move up the salary scale if they earn a master’s degree in theology, said Janet Suzio, assistant superintendent for Faith Formation and Religious Instruction at the Archdiocese of San Francisco. As a practical matter, Suzio, who has a master’s degree in Catholic educational leadership, said she should have the degree herself given her job – adult faith formation – and she will be enrolling.

“We hope teachers will take advantage of this as a continuing form of faith formation,” said Suzio. The first course, in “Spirituality and Ministry,” said Suzio, should give students “a deeper sense of faith,” and hopefully

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they will be able to apply it to their practical life, and bring it to the classroom.

The ultimate beneficiaries of a graduate theology program, she said, are school children, and it dovetails with her efforts as an assistant superintendent. “We teach adults how to model the faith,” she said. She added that teachers will be given an “incentive grant” with a 50 percent tuition break.

Specific course offerings for summer and fall are still being discussed, said Dohar, but it is expected they will include an introduction to theology, a history of Catholicism, fundamentals in moral theology and the Psalms.

Sister Prejean . . .

■ Continued from page 3 write (to Patrick Sonnier). Her passion has come because of that request. I know there is a path for me, and my life circumstances will guide me.”

Sister Helen also spoke to the entire student body of Mercy High School San Francisco on Nov. 5 and that night attended the school’s performance of “Dead Man Walking.” After the play she participated in a dialogue with cast, crew and audience. The

The degree the students work to earn is the Master of Theological Studies, which, Dohar said, combines a broad understanding of the Catholic theological vision with liturgy, history, spirituality and ethics.

He added that while he is offering the first course in the San Francisco program, several Jesuit scholars and lay faculty at Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley campus as well as the Santa Clara University main campus are interested in the “Theology After Hours” option in San Francisco.

Dohar said the master’s course “is an ideal program for persons engaged in ministry or seeking theological enrichment and a rewarding exploration of their faith.” He said students “become theologically literate in the scriptures, doctoral history and the ethical consequences of that doctrine. Students also learn a theology of ministry for service in a changing Church and world.”

Ideally, added Souza, the program at St. Agnes will have a core group of some 20 students studying for a master’s degree.

For more information, visit the course website at scu.edu/jst/academics/theologyafterhours or e-mail admissions@jstb.edu. performance, directed by long time drama director Liz McAninch, featured female actors in the major roles for the first time in an adaptation done by McAninch. The play is part of the nationwide “Dead Man Walking School Theater Project” begun in 2004 by Tim Robbins and Sister Helen.

Senior Taje Springfield who played Mattie Poncelet, a female character composite of two men in Sister Helen’s book, said working into the role of an angry, violent prisoner was exhausting. “But I thought, we have a story to tell,” she said. “We are trying to reach out with the play.”

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Exhibit shows inner workings and treasures of Vatican Library VATICAN CITY (CNS) – State-of-theart technology and the latest in multimedia presentation techniques reveal some of the centuries-old treasures housed in the “pope’s library� in a new exhibit at the Vatican.

The show’s blend of antique and supermodern aims to give a glimpse of the vast and varied collection of books, manuscripts and prints that line the Vatican Library’s 31 miles of shelves.

From Nov. 11 to Jan. 31, the exhibit “Know the Vatican Library: A Story Open to the Future� offers a virtual glimpse of the papal library that is off-limits to all but the most highly qualified scholars from around the world.

The show, held in the Braccio Carlo Magno next to St. Peter’s Square, is part of the celebration marking the end of a three-year restoration of the papal library, created in the 15th century by Pope Nicholas V. The exhibit was conceived “to allow all those who don’t have the privilege to enter� to get to know the library, said the Vatican archivist, Cardinal Raffaele Farina.

At a news conference at the Vatican Nov. 9, he also said the show would illustrate how the Vatican Library “is the patrimony of all humanity.�

Cardinal Farina said Pope Benedict XVI is expected to view the exhibit Dec. 18.

Visitors walk in to a re-creation of the

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Overturning Prop. 8 would have “Roe v.

Wade� impact BALTIMORE, Md. — If the hotly debated Proposition 8 in California is overturned by the judicial system, the cultural impact of defeating the traditional marriage initiative will be “akin to Roe v. Wade,� said

Archbishop Dolan . . . ■Continued from page 10 agency, and will appoint his successor. He is co-chair and moderator of Jewish affairs for the USCCB. In March, as allegations of clergy sexual abuse in Europe, particularly Germany, made news, he told New York Catholics that the “tidal wave of headlines� about the abuse and new stories about an old case in Wisconsin have “knocked us to our knees once again.� He also defended Pope Benedict XVI against claims by some, including the media, that he had not done

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By Sarah Delaney

A reproduction of a book from the early ninth century, and a copy of the Borgianus Latinus, a missal for Christmas made for Pope Alexander VI. Both are displayed in a new exhibit on the Vatican Library.

frescoed Sistino hall, where they can see in video images on the walls of how monks of centuries past toiled at their desks as they wrote their manuscripts and illuminated them with exquisite drawings. Visitors can don white gloves and take their turn at turning the pages of high-quality reproductions of the medieval- and Renaissance-era volumes.

Another room shows a selection of the manuscripts kept in the library, most of them reproductions of the invaluable originals. They include a Book of the Hours in Latin from 1500, Greek Bibles in parchment rolls and a book by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio.

Original prints and engravings of maps and landscapes of Rome from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries are followed by original volumes of printed texts by Galileo, Petrarch, Ludovico Ariosto and Voltaire. An original 15th-century print

by German artist Albrecht Durer can be found with original drawings for the altar at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran by Baroque architect Francesco Borromeo.

The Vatican Library’s rich collection of coins and medallions is represented by original pieces and a video explaining the evolution of coinage.

An eight-minute video describes the history of the library and offers a glimpse

of the building, its study halls and endless shelving and describes the contents: some 80,000 manuscripts, nearly 1.6 million books, approximately 8,400 incunabula – extant copies of books produced in the earliest stages of printing from movable type – and an important coin and medallion collection of 300,000 pieces.

It also explains how in such a vast network, a misplaced book can be lost forever. Now, each book can be identified and found through a system using radio frequencies.

Entrance to the exhibit costs 5 euros and reservations can be made by through the website www.vaticanlibrary.va.

Archbishop Joseph Kurtz at the fall U.S. bishops’ meeting.

Archbishop Kurtz, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Ad Hoc Committee for the Defense of Marriage and Family Life, asserted that if Prop. 8 is struck down, “the decision will have a moral, legal and cultural impact� similar to the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion, CNA/EWTN News reported. “In our nation we find ourselves at a moment of great opportunity but also great consequence,� he said. “The urgency of our priority to promote, protect and strengthen marriage has not

abated,� he said, noting that over the last year, attempts to redefine marriage have moved from the state level to the federal level. “So, in a sense, today is like 1970 for marriage,� he said. “If, in 1970, you knew

that Roe v. Wade were coming in two or three years, what would you have done differently?� “And so now, the vital question that stands before all of us in this country is: What will we do for marriage?�

enough to address the abuse situation. Pope Benedict XVI named him in June to a panel sent to investigate priestly sexual abuse in Ireland.

Archbishop Dolan was ordained a priest in St. Louis in 1976, and served in parish ministry before earning a doctorate in American church history at Catholic University of America. In 1994, he was named rector of the North American College, serving in Rome until 2001, when he was named auxiliary bishop of St. Louis

by Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul named him archbishop of Milwaukee in 2002, and he served there until Pope Benedict appointed him to New York.

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NBC Family Movie Night offering aims to promote parent-teen dialogue As the movie “A Walk in My Shoes” opens, stressed-out high school teacher Trish Fahey can’t understand her students’ lack of effort and why their parents don’t seem to care. She is particularly hard on Justin Kremer, a popular, skateboard-loving, basketball star who is underperforming in her class. Trish has him suspended from the team and quickly chalks up the situation as a case of bad parenting.

But this perspective dramatically changes when Trish meets a mysterious stranger, Molly, who is intent on helping her see things differently. When Trish wrecks her car, Molly is there as Trish wakes to find herself living the life of Cindy Kremer, the woman she has criticized. Trish discovers that there is often more to the story and learns a powerful lesson that affects everyone she

interacts with. Her husband, her daughter, the Marine next door. No one is left unchanged.

“A Walk in My Shoes” will be broadcast Friday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. It is the third film in a Family Movie Night initiative from Wal-Mart and Proctor & Gamble supported by Moms4FamilyTV, a national group of mothers who support companies that are creating entertainment options

families can enjoy together. The producers hope the movie will facilitate healthy dialogue between parents and children.

The first two Family Movie Night films, “Secrets of the Mountain” and “The Jensen Project” were network ratings successes and together have sold over half a million DVDs. For more information: AWalkInMyShoes.com and Moms4FamilyTV.com.

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of the visitation. Archbishops Collins and Prendergast are expected in Ireland before Christmas.

Archbishop Dolan is not expected until early 2011. He will have the main task of examining all aspects of priestly formation in Ireland’s five institutions, conducting one-to-one interviews with the seminarians.

The country’s religious orders and congregations are in the process of completing questionnaires that will form the first step in the visitation of religious.

In a mid-November statement, the Vatican said it would issue a comprehensive summary of the investigations’ findings when they are completed.

The investigators are expected to submit their results by Easter next so year so that they can be studied during the month of May and a plan for moving forward discussed.

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talk, walk, etc. Every time I meet someone who is physically challenged I thank God and ask for the grace to bear whatever will happen to me in my life.

There are many other gifts that God has showered on me but I could live without them if I had to do so, but I would surely miss my top ten!

It is good to recall every now and then that all that we have comes from the generous love of our God and God deserves our thanks and praise. Don’t wait until Thanksgiving to let God know what you appreciate in life. Thank him often.

■ Continued from page 5 priests who betrayed the trust of vulnerable young children. This behavior has wounded the body of Christ. People have lost their trust in the church. For many young people, the recent scandals have become the final element in their alienation from the church,” Archbishop Martin said.

However, he said, renewal will come from conversion.

“That conversion, in its turn, requires recognition of what was done wrong in the past – particularly to the weakest,” he said.

“It is not about putting the past aside, but of bearing the wounds of the past – and the truth of the past – with us on a painful process.”

Cardinal O’Malley is expected to return to Dublin early next year for the next phase

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Film spotlights exploitation of U.S. women egg donors

By Vicki Evans The infertility industry in the United States has grown into a multi-billion dollar business. What is its main commodity? Human eggs. Young women all over the world are solicited by ads – via college campus bulletin boards, social media, online classifieds – offering up to $100,000 for their “donated� eggs to “help make someone’s dream come true.�

But who is this egg donor? Is she treated justly? What are the short and long-term risks to her health? The answers to these questions will disturb you.

A documentary film produced by the Center for Bioethics and Culture, “Eggsploitation� spotlights the booming business in human eggs as told through the tragic and revealing stories of real

women who became involved and whose lives were changed forever. The mission of the Center for Bioethics and Culture is to shed light on contemporary bioethical issues within our culture that profoundly affect our humanity – especially among the most vulnerable. Youth, inexperience and a sometimes desperate need for cash can make these potential “egg donors� among the most vulnerable.

On Thursday evening, Dec. 9, the Center for Bioethics and Culture, in cooperation with the Respect Life Program of the San Francisco Archdiocesan Office of Public Policy and Social Concerns, presents the San Francisco premier of “Eggsploitation� at the Kabuki Sundance Cinema in San Francisco. The film will be followed by a panel discussion featuring producer Jennifer Lahl.

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Books on saints: two probing, one disappointing “THE FOUR TERESAS,” by Gina Loehr. Servant Books (Cincinnati, 2010). 128 pp., $13.99.

“39 NEW SAINTS YOU SHOULD KNOW,” by Brian O’Neel.

Servant Books (Cincinnati, 2010). 156 pp., $13.99.

“MYSTICS IN SPITE OF T H E M S E LV E S : F O U R SAINTS AND THE WORLDS THEY DIDN’T LEAVE,”

by R.A. Herrera. Wm. B. Eerdmans (Grand Rapids, Mich., 2010). 124 pp., $12.99.

“SPLENDORS OF THE FAITH: NEW ORLEANS CATHOLIC CHURCHES, 1727-1930,” text by Charles E. Nolan, photos by Frank J. Methe, Louisiana State University Press (Baton Rouge, La., 2010). 134 pp., $39.95.

Reviewed by Brother Benet S. Exton, OSB

Reviewed by Rachelle Linner (CNS) — Books about saints, especially those written with a pastoral, edifying or apologetic intent, are always informed by their authors’ theological, social or ecclesiological agenda. The best books help the reader understand the political and social context in which the saint lived, because the lens through which we read another’s suffering, sanctity and piety is always changing.

Unfortunately, “39 New Saints You Should Know” is not one of those books. Brian O’Neel writes with the admirable hope that wider knowledge of these new saints — “witnesses of the courage we need to stand firm in the face of secularism, the culture of death and other evil forces” and many of them martyrs — will inspire contemporary Catholics by their examples of fortitude, faith and fidelity.

The overarching theme of four great women named Teresa: “Surrender to God’s will, devotion to Mary and holiness in daily life.”

Instead, the brief entries (most are three to four pages) end up disappointing because of flippant sarcasm, smug triumphalism and the choice of code words over charity.

This, for example, is O’Neel’s introduction to the life of Blessed Ivan Merz (1896-1928): “Ivan’s parents were what we would call today ‘cafeteria Catholics.’ They followed church teachings that were to their liking and loved material things. They evidently believed in the ‘eighth sacrament’ of holy osmosis: the one in which you drop your child off at religious education classes and expect the faith to sink in without any effort on your part.”

Such language, which nurtures righteousness instead of humility, is never appropriate when writing about saints.

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In “The Four Teresas,” Gina Loehr writes in an engaging, clear style about the life and lessons of Sts. Therese of Lisieux, Teresa of Avila and Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) and Blessed Teresa of Calcutta.

Each chapter concludes with a thoughtful reflection on “living the lessons,” points for consideration and ways to become more like the saints. These mix traditional spiritual disciplines (meditation, daily Mass, monthly confession, an annual retreat, praying the Liturgy of the Hours) with simple habits like making the sign of the cross when passing a Catholic church or offering a prayer of thanks for the grace of baptism.

Loehr’s concluding chapter draws out the overarching themes of these great women’s lives: surrender to God’s will, devotion to Mary and holiness in daily life.

Given the book’s ambitious themes and relative brevity, Loehr has given us a serviceable presentation of Catholic spirituality that would be appropriate for individual reflection or a women’s study group.

In “Mystics in Spite of Themselves,” the late R.A. Herrera, a retired professor of philosophy at Seton Hall University, writes eloquently about four mystics who were forced to leave the cloistered environments that had enabled them to attain “elevated heights in the life of the spirit.”

St. Augustine of Hippo, Pope St. Gregory the Great, St. Anselm of Canterbury and Ramon Llull “proved it was possible to live in the world and not be immersed in it, no matter how onerous their duties or sustained their activity,” Herrera writes.

“Mystics” is an erudite study that assumes (and requires) a basic knowledge of Western philosophy and would be most suitable for undergraduate classroom use.

Still, the book is fluidly written and its felicitous style makes parts of it accessible to even a general reader.

The book ends with a harrowing vision of a Western world in crisis and a plea to “follow in the wake of our saints” and “turn inward while attempting to strengthen the outer ramparts of society.”

Not everyone will agree that we are “prisoners of a corrupt and corrupting society, abandoned by both man and God,” but no one can doubt the intelligence and passion that informs Herrera’s plea for humility.

Linner, a freelance writer, lives in Medford, Mass.

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(CNA) – The word “beautiful” is the only way to describe the awe-inspiring photos in this book.

The author of the text, Charles Nolan, is the retired archivist of the Archdiocese of New Orleans and a retired adjunct professor of historical and pastoral theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans.

The photographer, Frank J. Methe, is the photo editor of the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ newspaper the Clarion Herald. Together New Orleans’ they created a book showCathedral-Basilica casing a collection of the interiors of 13 churches in of St. Louis the King the city of New Orleans.

Some of the churches featured are: St. Louis CathedralBasilica, St. Mary’s Assumption (which houses the body and shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos), Mater Dolorosa, and St. Peter Claver among others.

At the beginning of each chapter, the author lists the name of the parish and a photo of the exterior of the church. This is followed by a description of the parish and the church as well as some color photos of the interior of the church.

The photos include all types of art and architecture, including: marble and carved wooden altars, ambos, presider’s chairs, candlesticks, colorful plaster, a plentitude of wooden statues of various saints, colorful stained glass windows, frescoes, mosaics and other forms of art showing images of saints and symbols that are special to the church.

A short bibliography and a map of New Orleans shows where the 13 historic churches featured in this book are located, so that you can discover them for yourself. The book also lists all of the Catholic churches that have been in New Orleans with their date of founding and whether they are open or closed today.

This book is highly recommended to those interested in the beautiful art and architecture of churches and historical buildings in New Orleans.

The author, a Benedictine monk at St. Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Okla., reviews books for Catholic News Agency.

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Advent Opportunities FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT NOV. 28 Nov. 19, 8 p.m.: “Music of the Italian Baroque” featuring the voices of the Choirs of Notre Dame des Victoires Parish, 566 Bush St. at Grant in San Francisco. Steven Olbash will conduct. Suggested donation is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call (415) 397-0113.

Nov. 22, 6:30 p.m.: Kathy Coffey will present “Advent: A Season of Surprises” in the parish hall of Mater Dolorosa Church, Miller and Willow Avenues in South San Francisco. Coffey is an experienced workshop leader and author of books. Call (650) 588-8175 or email rachael@mdssf.org Dec. 1 – 5, 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.: “Follow the Star Creche Display” at St. Bartholomew Church, 600 Columbia Drive at Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo. Also refreshments and activities for children.

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Dec. 13 – 16: “Harvesting God’s Gifts,” a parish retreat at St. Hilary’s, 761 Hilary Dr., Tiburon, with Dominican Father Jude Siciliano and Dominican Sister Patricia Bruno. The schedule for each day includes 8:15 a.m. Mass, 9 a.m. scriptural reflection and meditation session, 7:30 p.m. evening session of ritual and prayer. All are welcome. Call (415) 435-1122. No fee or reservation required – free will offering accepted. Visit www.Preachers’Exchange Dec. 16, 3-5 p.m.: Free Caregiver Workshops offered by Catholic Charities CYO. Family caregivers who are caring for an older adult with memory loss and confusion, especially when challenging behaviors begin to surface. This is an opportunity to get some respite and relaxation while refreshing caregiver skills. Workshops are not for professional caregivers. Workshops are funded by the Sequoia Healthcare District in support primary family caregivers and Aging in Place. The sessions will be offered at San Carlos Adult Day Services, 787 Walnut Street in San Carlos. Contact Michael Vargas at (650) 5929325 or mvargas@cccyo.org Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m.: The annual Christmas Celebration for Divorced, Separated and Widowed of the Archdiocese of San Francisco at St. Dominic Church, lower floor, 2390 Bush St. at Steiner St. in San Francisco. A potluck dinner and gift collection for charity will be followed by caroling, and a possible visit from Santa. To reply and more information, contact Gail Castro, (650) 591-8452 or Vonnie McGee at (650) 873-4736.

Sundays through Jan. 9, 2 – 5 p.m.: Sacred Synergies: paintings and Jewish ceremonial objects

by Tobi Kahn at the Manresa Gallery of St. Ignatius Church, Parker at Fulton in San Francisco at USF. “It is the gallery’s hope that this exhibition will provide a platform to engage in interfaith dialogue by way of the arts,” said Tamara Lowenstein, gallery manager. The artists talks on “Creating Sacred Space” Oct. 17 at the gallery. Additional lectures and related events will follow on later dates. Visit www. manresagallery.org.

Sundays, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction at Notre Dame des Victoires Church, 566 Bush St. between Stockton and Grant in San Francisco. Convenient parking is available across Bush Street. in StocktonSutter garage. Call (415) 397-0113.

Taize Sung Prayer: 1st Friday at 8 p.m.: Mercy Center, 2300 Adeline Dr., Burlingame with Mercy Sister Suzanne Toolan. Call (650) 340-7452; young adults are invited each first Friday of the month to attend a social at 6 p.m. prior to Taize prayer at 8 p.m. The social provides light refreshments and networking with other young adults. Convenient parking is available. For more information, e-mail mercyyoungadults@sbcglobal.net. Tuesdays at 6 p.m.: Notre Dame Des Victoires Church, 566 Bush at Stockton, San Francisco with Rob Grant. Call (415) 397-0113.

3rd Friday, 8 p.m.: Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, Motherhouse Chapel, 43326 Mission Blvd. (off Mission Tierra), Fremont. For further information, please contact Dominican Sister Beth Quire at (510) 449-7554 or visit www.msjdominicans.org.

Volunteer: Catholic Charities CYO is an independent non-profit organization operating as the social services arm of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of San Francisco. Contact Liz Rodriguez at erodriguez@cccyo.org or (415) 9721297 to fill out a volunteer application. A list of current open volunteer positions is available online at www.cccyo.org/volunteer.

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Visit www.vallombrosa.org Father George Matanic, OP

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St. Anthony Foundation serves thousands of poor and homeless individuals and families through its food program, drug and alcohol recovery, free medical clinic, clothing program, tech lab, and other programs. For more information, visit www. stanthonysf.org and fill out a volunteer opportunity request form or contact Marie O’Connor at 415-592-2726.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County is the safety net every year for over 40,000 San Mateo County residents in need, including more than 17,000 children. Call Atrecia at 373-0623 or e-mail svdpinfo@yahoo.com.

Handicapables continues its 40-year tradition of prayer and fellowship each month at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Volunteers are always welcome. Call Olivia at (415) 751-853, or Jane at (415) 585-9085.

La Porziuncola Nuova at National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi. Contact Jim Brunsmann at jimbrunsmann@comcast.net or go to www.knightsofsaintfrancis.com and follow the Volunteer Application link at the bottom of the home page.

St. Mary’s Cathedral – Celebrating its 40th year Gough and Geary Blvd. in San Francisco (415) 567-2020. Visit www.stmarycathedralsf.org Cathedral Viewing Times. Open every day from the first Mass until 5 p.m. Touring is not allowed during Mass times. Docents are on duty in the Cathedral from April through October, Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon, and Sunday after the 11 a.m. Mass. The Docent Program also offers special tours and a school program. Schedule a tour at (415) 567-2020, ext. 220.

Mass Times Monday – Saturday 6:45 a.m. – Chapel of Our Lady 8:00 a.m. – Chapel of Our Lady 12:10 p.m. – Main Cathedral Saturday Evening 5:30 p.m. (Vigil Mass) – Organ and Cantor Sunday 7:30 a.m. – Organ and Cantor 9 a.m.

(Gregorian Chant) – Schola Cantorum 11a.m.

Cathedral Choir 1 p.m. (Español) – Coro Hispano

Confessions Monday – Friday: 11:30 a.m. – noon Saturday: 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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at Guerrero in San Francisco. Highlights include ice cream sundae bar, children’s game area and craft land plus pictures with Santa, and refreshments for purchase. Choose from homemade baked items, and unique and original gifts. E-mail caticaparent@ gmail.com or call (415) 595-8033.

Dec. 5th, 10a.m.-3p.m.: St. Robert Parish “Holiday Boutique” with numerous crafters selling handmade cards, jewelry, ornaments, children’s accessories, “green” candles, and both year-round and holiday florals. Tasty treats and refreshments will be available for purchase. Boutique is in Hennessy Hall of St. Robert School, 345 Oak Ave, San Bruno at Crystal Springs Ave. Call (650) 589-2800. for info or to rent a space.

December 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Winter Faire and Pancake Breakfast, St. Thomas More School Gym, 50 Thomas More Way off Brotherhood. Purchase unique holiday decorations and gifts, baked goods, fudge, hand- made knit wear, our famous infused vinegar and the world’s best peanut brittle. Enjoy a pancake breakfast and have your picture taken with Santa. For more information contact Linda Shah at 415-218-0401 or email lp1114@aol.com Dec. 8, 9: “Christmas at Ralston: As Time Goes By,” a luncheon Dec. 8 and evening gala Dec. 9 benefiting Notre Dame Elementary School in Belmont. Luncheon tickets are $45 each and gala tickets are $50 each. Also included are auctions, casino games, seasonal music and entertainment with emcee Bob Sarlatte. E-mail jpenner@nde.org or call (650) 591-2209.

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LA PORZIUNCOLA NUOVA Columbus at Vallejo in San Francisco’s North Beach The Porziuncola and “Francesco Rocks” Gift Shop are open every day but Monday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Visit www.knightsofsaintfrancis.com The Shrine church is open every day 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. with Mass Monday through Saturday at 12:15 p.m. and Sundays at 10 a.m. Call (415) 986-4557 or www.shrinesf.org or e-mail info@shrinesf.org or herbertj@shrinesf.org.

Nov. 21, 10 a.m.: Inaugural Mass of the “Principal Celebrant Series” in the Shrine church. Occasion will be monthly featuring celebrant priests from parishes, religious orders, and dioceses throughout the Bay Area. Reception follows. Celebrant for this Mass is Msgr. James Tarantino, vicar for administration for the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Saturdays through Dec. 18, 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.: Scripture Study at Mater Dolorosa Church, 307 Willow Ave. off Grand in South San Francisco. $15 covers materials. Contact Gloria Flores at matergf@ aol.com.

Saturdays: San Mateo Pro-Life prays the rosary at Planned Parenthood, 2211 Palm Ave. in San Mateo at 8 a.m. and invites others to join them at the site. The prayer continues as a peaceful vigil until 1 p.m. The group is also open to new membership.

Meetings are held the second Thursday of the month except August and December at St. Gregory Parish’s Worner Center, 138 28th Ave. in San Mateo at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Jessica at (650) 5721468 or visit www.sanmateoprolife.com Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.: Rosary for Life 815 Eddy St. – Planned Parenthood – in San Francisco.

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Food & Fun Nov. 20, 21, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.: “Craft Fair and Breakfast with Santa” at All Souls Parish, 315 Walnut Ave. in South San Francisco. Special Breakfast with Santa is after 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday. Clothes, ornaments, ceramics and other items will be available for purchase. Free face painting! Call (650) 588-0810.

Nov. 20, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.: Mercy High School Booster Club 15th Annual Holiday Boutique.

Admission is Free, McAuley Pavilion. Day includes artisan vendors, raffle prizes, silent auction. Contact Teresa Lucchese at (415) 34-7941 or events@ mercyhs.org Nov. 29, noon: “Annual Ornament Exchange Luncheon” sponsored by the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women at Forest City Lodge, 254 Laguna Honda Blvd. in San Francisco. Please bring a wrapped ornament for the exchange and an unwrapped baby gift for a layette. Gifts and proceeds help young families with children. Tickets are $25 each. Call Margaret at (415) 334-7212 or Chris at (415) 648-4522 or Patti at (415) 282-0274.

Dec. 1, 5 – 9 p.m.: Mercy High School, Burlingame, Alumnae Association’s annual Holiday Boutique, Christmas at Kohl 2010, at the Kohl Mansion, which is a part of Mercy High School, 2750 Adeline Drive, Burlingame. More than 55 vendors will display unique treasures, jewelry, clothing and holiday decorations. There will be musical entertainment, holiday food and drinks available and two docent tours of the historic Kohl Mansion, at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m. A $7 donation is appreciated. For more information, call Carol Fraher or the Alumnae Relations Department at (650) 762-1190 or visit www.mercyhsb.com.

Dec. 4, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.: “Holiday Boutique” benefiting Immaculate Conception Academy, 24th St.

The traditional Latin Mass celebrated according to texts and rubrics of the Missal of Blessed John XXIII of 1962 is celebrated at these locations: Sunday, 12:15 p.m.: Holy Rosary Chapel at St. Vincent School for Boys in San Rafael. For more information, call St. Isabella Parish at (415) 4791560; First Fridays, 7 p.m.: St. Francis of Assisi Church, 1425 Bay Rd. at Glen Way in East Palo Alto. For more information, call (650) 322-2152.

Father Lawrence Goode, pastor, is celebrant; First Sundays, 5:30 p.m.: Mater Dolorosa, 307 Willow Ave. South San Francisco. For more information call (650) 583-4131; Second Sundays, 5:30 p.m.: St. Finn Barr Church, Edna St at Hearst in San Francisco. Call (415) 333-3627; Third Sundays, 7:15 p.m. beginning Nov. 21 at Holy Name of Jesus Church 39th Ave. at Lawton in San Francisco. Call (415) 664-8590 for time.

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In Remembrance of the Faithful Departed Interred In Our Catholic Cemeteries During the Month of October HOLY CROSS COLMA

Margaret Foley Cecilia E. Foran Lorraine Margaret Franke Charles P. Friel Edward Owen Gallagher Rudolph Gallo Anna Gee Clementina Giraudo Sr. Mary Grace Feldhaus, PBVM Rose M. Grafton Jorge Harrison Grivas Arthur Guerrazzi Rev. Kirby C. Hanson Eugene F. Henry Anita Hines Edward G. Johansen III Harry Kaufmann Louis P. Keeshan Patricia Jane Klim Ignacio V. Leonor Amos Letroise Mildred Lettunich Agnes M. Liss John Macchello Irene Manuntag August Marino Jennie Marino Matilde A. Martinez James F. McHugh Elaine L. McKenna Ronald G. Mendoza Charles W. Meyers, Sr. Carmen B. Mifsud Joanne Helene Millane Geraldine Mojas Johnny A. Morataya Charles A. Mowry Albert J. Musso Selina Nelson Norman Ronald Nurisso

Mary Louise Ambrose Rose Sarah Antonelli Eddie De La Cruz Aquino Moises Arredondo Carmela Attard Estanislao B. Austria Consuelo Aviles Albert J. Bajalia Carlos S. Barrios, Jr. Van Buren Beane Antonietta Bet Juan P. Boncodin Jean Burnham Berta Butler Reynaldo F. Caingcoy Adan Cardenas, Sr. Susana Cardoza Eva M. Cassar Mary K. Charland Lorraine Ethel Choate Claire Constantino Mary Cosenza Josephine C. Crame Domingo R. Cruz Alice L. Curran Beverly C. D’Andria Saniata A. De Santis David A. Dillon Manuel R. Espinoza Professor George Estrada, Jr. Virginia Little Fayette Elizabeth M. Flynn Margaret Foley Cecilia E. Foran Lorraine Margaret Franke Charles P. Friel Elizabeth M. Flynn

James D. O’Brien Moira ErinO’Donnell Terence “Ted” O’Neill Frank (Francis) J. O’Rourke Lillian F. Osborne Victoria S. Pahimulin Engracia C. Palana Rose M. Palazzolo Helen Parkinson Roy Parkinson Pilar Parraga Leila D. Peck Angela Marie Pickell Beatrice Puso Marina Quintanilla Josefina Ramirez Rosalie P. Ramirez Bruce Rasmussen Kathleen M. Reagan Annette “Toni” Regent Marie Gherini Ringrose Timothy Rivers Tayde Rodriguez Alicia B. Romero Rachel Sanchez Jose G. Santos Dorothy F. Scott Harold P. Silva Florence Arlene Silvas Patricia T. Steele John E. Stewart Elizabeth “Betty” Stimmel Mary Kathleen Stroth Carl O. Swendsen Ang Tuan Tan Louise G. Tarantino Norma Tecson Sarah JoanWollman Nickolas W.Zlatunich

HOLY CROSS MENLO PARK Seini H.Maufualu Norbert H. L.Nieslony Margaret M.Robinett Carl Reid Scott Larry Soher

MT. OLIVET SAN RAFAEL Paul Bruno (McLaughlin) Ferrari Eunice Filippi Patricia Lydon Furlong Angela C. Kremenich Peter N. Murphy Nga Nguyen Lucie Breen Pelleriti Anthony Michael Sansone

OUR LADY OF THE PILLAR Jose Barcelos

ST. ANTHONY’S, PESCADERO Lindsay Erin Green

HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY, COLMA First Saturday Mass – Saturday, December 4, 2010 All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 am Rev. Daniel Carter, Celebrant Our Lady of Lourdes Parish

Christmas Remembrance Service Saturday – December 11, 2010 All Saints Mausoleum Chapel – 11:00 a.m.

Msgr. John Talesfore, Officiating.

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A Tradition of Faith Throughout Our Lives.